Walking on inclines: Energetics of locomotion in the ant Camponotus

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 208, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 707-719

  Lipp, Alexandra ^a   Wolf, Harald ^a   Lehmann, Fritz Olaf ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ant; Camponotus sp.; Insect; Locomotion; Metabolic rate; Respirometry; Slope walking

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE;

ANIMAL; ANT; ARTICLE; BASAL METABOLIC RATE; BIOMECHANICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENERGY METABOLISM; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; UGANDA; VIDEORECORDING; WALKING;

ANIMALS; ANTS; BASAL METABOLISM; BIOMECHANICS; CARBON DIOXIDE; ENERGY METABOLISM; UGANDA; VIDEO RECORDING; WALKING;

ANIMALIA; CAMPONOTUS; FORMICIDAE; HEXAPODA; INSECTA;

EID: 15044346079     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.01434     Document Type: Article

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