Reaction to disturbances of a walking leg during stance

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 203, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 1211-1223

  Bartling, Christian ^a   Schmitz, Josef ^a  

^a BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Carausius morosus; Disturbance reaction; Ground reaction force; Locomotion; Modelling; Movement control; Positive feedback system; Stick insect; Substratum compliance

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; HISTOLOGY; INSECT; LEG; LOCOMOTION; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; INSECTS; LEG; LOCOMOTION;

ANIMALIA; CARAUSIUS MOROSUS; INSECTA; PHASMATODEA;

EID: 0034098029     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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