Power output by an asynchronous flight muscle from a beetle

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 203, Issue 17, 2000, Pages 2667-2689

  Josephson, R K ^a   Malamud, J G ^a   Stokes, D R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Asynchronous muscle; Beetle; Cotinus mutabilis; Flight; Insect; Power; Work

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEETLE; BIOMECHANICS; FLYING; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ANIMAL; BEETLES; BIOMECHANICS; FLIGHT, ANIMAL; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, NON-P.H.S.;

EID: 0033806375     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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