Both shared and specialized spinal circuitry for scratching and swimming in turtles

Journal of Comparative Physiology A: Neuroethology, Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology

Volumn 188, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 225-234

  Berkowitz, Ari ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Central pattern generation; Locomotion; Motor pattern selection; Scratching; Swimming

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; MALE; MOTONEURON; NERVE CELL INHIBITION; PHYSIOLOGY; SWIMMING; TURTLE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; FEMALE; MALE; MOTOR NEURONS; NEURAL INHIBITION; SWIMMING; TURTLES;

EID: 0036557712     PISSN: 03407594     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00359-002-0297-7     Document Type: Article

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