The behavioural transition from straight to curve walking: Kinetics of leg movement parameters and the initiation of turning

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 208, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 2237-2252

  Dürr, Volker ^a   Ebeling, Wiebke ^a  

^a BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Behavioural transition; Carausius morosus; Curve walking; Stick insect; Turning

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GAIT; INSECT; LIMB; LOCOMOTION; PHYSIOLOGY; TIME; VIDEORECORDING;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; EXTREMITIES; GAIT; INSECTS; LOCOMOTION; TIME FACTORS; VIDEO RECORDING;

ANIMALIA; ARTHROPODA; CARAUSIUS MOROSUS; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; PHASMATODEA;

EID: 21444443778     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.01637     Document Type: Article

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