The predatory legs of Philonthus marginatus (coleoptera, staphylinidae): Functional morphology and tarsal ultrastructure

Arthropod Structure and Development

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 77-97

  Betz, O ^a   Mumm, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^b FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Fast action; Mechanosensilla; Motion analysis; Predation; Spring mechanism; Tenent setae

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANTENNA; ARTICLE; BEETLE; BODY POSTURE; COLEOPTERA; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PREDATION; ROTATION; SENSORY STIMULATION; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

COLEOPTERA; PHILONTHUS; SPINY; STAPHYLINIDAE;

EID: 0034761748     PISSN: 14678039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1467-8039(01)00029-9     Document Type: Article

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