Kinematics of aquatic and terrestrial escape responses in mudskippers

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 207, Issue 23, 2004, Pages 4037-4044

  Swanson, Brook O ^a   Gibb, Alice C ^a  

^a NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aquatic environment; Escape response; Intervertebral bending; Mudskipper; Periophthalmus argentilineatus; Terrestrial environment

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENT; ESCAPE BEHAVIOR; MORPHOMETRICS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PERCIFORMES; PHYSIOLOGY; SPINE; VIDEORECORDING; VISCOSITY;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; BODY WEIGHTS AND MEASURES; ENVIRONMENT; ESCAPE REACTION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PERCIFORMES; SPINE; VIDEO RECORDING; VISCOSITY;

PERIOPHTHALMUS; PERIOPHTHALMUS ARGENTILINEATUS; PERIOPHTHALMUS BARBARUS; PISCES;

EID: 11144301265     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.01237     Document Type: Article

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