Common motor mechanisms support body load in serially homologous legs of cockroaches in posture and walking

Journal of Comparative Physiology A: Neuroethology, Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology

Volumn 192, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 247-266

  Quimby, Laura A ^a   Amer, Ayman S ^a   Zill, Sasha N ^a  

^a MARSHALL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Homology; Load; Posture; Trochanteral extensor muscle; Walking

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY POSTURE; BODY WEIGHT; COCKROACH; MALE; MOTONEURON; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUSCLE; PHYSIOLOGY; TIME; VIDEORECORDING; WALKING; WEIGHT BEARING;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BIOMECHANICS; BODY WEIGHT; COCKROACHES; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLES; POSTURE; TIME FACTORS; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING; WALKING; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 32944465851     PISSN: 03407594     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00359-005-0062-9     Document Type: Article

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