Patterns of axial and appendicular movements during aquatic walking in the salamander Siren lacertina

Zoology

Volumn 107, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 111-120

  Azizi, Emanuel ^a   Horton, Jaquan M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Coupling; CPG; Limbs; Punting; Submerged walking; Tetrapods

Indexed keywords

AMPHIUMA MEANS; CAUDATA; SIREN LACERTINA; TETRAPODA;

EID: 3042688934     PISSN: 09442006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.zool.2004.03.002     Document Type: Article

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