Storage and recovery of elastic potential energy powers ballistic prey capture in toads

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 209, Issue 13, 2006, Pages 2535-2553

  Lappin, A Kristopher ^a   Monroy, Jenna A ^a   Pilarski, Jason Q ^a   Zepnewski, Eric D ^a   Pierotti, David J ^a   Nishikawa, Kiisa C ^a  

^a NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Contractile properties; Depressor mandibulae; Elastic properties; Elastic recoil model; Load clamp; Load dependence; Parallel elastic component; Power output; Series elastic component; Toad

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; ELASTIC TISSUE; ELASTICITY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ENERGY METABOLISM; HISTOLOGY; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDATION; SARCOMERE; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TOAD; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; BUFONIDAE; ELASTIC TISSUE; ELASTICITY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ENERGY METABOLISM; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; SARCOMERES;

ANURA;

EID: 33747037788     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.02276     Document Type: Article

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