Locomotion and adhesion: Dynamic control of adhesive surface contact in ants

Arthropod Structure and Development

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 67-75

  Federle, Walter ^a   Endlein, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adhesion; Arolium; Attachment; Locomotion; Oecophylla smaragdina; Tarsus; Unguitractor

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; ANT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY MOVEMENT; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; LOCOMOTION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NONHUMAN; RUNNING; SURFACE PROPERTY; WALKING;

FORMICIDAE; HEXAPODA; OECOPHYLLA SMARAGDINA; OECOPHYLLINI;

EID: 1342300623     PISSN: 14678039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asd.2003.11.001     Document Type: Article

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