Encoding of forces by cockroach tibial campaniform sensilla: Implications in dynamic control of posture and locomotion

Journal of Comparative Physiology - A Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology

Volumn 186, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 359-374

  Ridgel, A L ^a   Frazier, S F ^a   DiCaprio, R A ^b   Zill, S N ^a  

^a MARSHALL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Campaniform sensilla; Force; Insect; Mechanoreception; Sensory

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034107926     PISSN: 03407594     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003590050436     Document Type: Article

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