Kinematics of soft-bodied, legged locomotion in Manduca sexta larvae

Biological Bulletin

Volumn 212, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 130-142

  Trimmer, Barry ^a   Issberner, Jonathan ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATERPILLAR; KINEMATICS; LOCOMOTION;

ANIMALIA; MANDUCA SEXTA; MOLLUSCA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 34247562379     PISSN: 00063185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/25066590     Document Type: Article

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