Energy storage by passive elastic structures in the mantle of Sepia officinalis

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 203, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 869-878

  Curtin, N A ^a   Woledge, R C ^b   Bone, Q ^c  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL NATIONAL ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c THE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cephalopod; Cuttlefish; Elastic energy storage; Locomotion; Mantle; Sepia officinalis

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ELASTICITY; ENERGY METABOLISM; HISTOLOGY; METABOLISM; MOLLUSC; MUSCLE CELL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; ELASTICITY; ENERGY METABOLISM; MOLLUSCA; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FIBERS;

ANIMALIA; CEPHALOPODA; MOLLUSCA; SEPIA OFFICINALIS; SEPIIDAE;

EID: 0034072917     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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