Small but powerful: The oribatid mite Archegozetes longisetosus Aoki (Acari, Oribatida) produces disproportionately high forces

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 210, Issue 17, 2007, Pages 3036-3042

  Heethoff, Michael ^a   Koerner, Lars ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acari; Claw; Force measurement; Oribatida; Performance

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY SIZE; ECHOGRAPHY; FRICTION; HISTOLOGY; LIMB; LOCOMOTION; MITE; PHYSIOLOGY; SURFACE PROPERTY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; BODY SIZE; EXTREMITIES; FRICTION; LOCOMOTION; MITES; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

ACARI; ARCHEGOZETES LONGISETOSUS; CHELICERATA; CRUSTACEA; HEXAPODA; ORIBATIDA;

EID: 34948910716     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.008276     Document Type: Article

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