Effects of aging on behavior and leg kinematics during locomotion in two species of cockroach

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 206, Issue 24, 2003, Pages 4453-4465

  Ridgel, A L ^a   Ritzmann, R E ^a   Schaefer, P L ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Arthropod; Central nervous system; Kinematics; Senescence; Walking

Indexed keywords

AGE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY POSTURE; COCKROACH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ESCAPE BEHAVIOR; GANGLION; HISTOLOGY; LIMB; LOCOMOTION; PHYSIOLOGY; VIDEORECORDING;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; COCKROACHES; ESCAPE REACTION; EXTREMITIES; GANGLIA, INVERTEBRATE; LOCOMOTION; POSTURE; VIDEO RECORDING;

ANIMALIA; ARTHROPODA; BLABERUS; BLABERUS DISCOIDALIS; BLATTARIA; BLATTIDAE; PERIPLANETA; PERIPLANETA AMERICANA;

EID: 0347029764     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.00714     Document Type: Article

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