Structure and mechanics of the tarsal chain in the hornet, Vespa crabro (Hymenoptera: Vespidae): Implications on the attachment mechanism

Arthropod Structure and Development

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 77-89

  Frantsevich, Leonid ^a   Gorb, Stanislav ^a,b  

^a SCHMALHAUSEN INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (Ukraine)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS   (Germany)

Author keywords

Articulations; Friction; Insects; Locomotion; Muscles; Skeleton; Walking

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CUTICLE; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; HEEL; JOINT; LEG; LOCOMOTION; NONHUMAN; SPINE; TENDON; TIBIA;

HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA; INSECTA; VESPA CRABRO; VESPIDAE;

EID: 1342300621     PISSN: 14678039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asd.2003.10.003     Document Type: Article

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