Living in a physical world XII. Keeping up upward and down downward

Journal of Biosciences

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 1067-1081

  Vogel, Steven ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Falling; Flying; Locomotion; Maneuverability; Stability; Swimming

Indexed keywords

FLIGHT; LOCOMOTION; SWIMMING;

ACCELERATION; AIRCRAFT; BIOMECHANICS; BODY MOVEMENT; BODY POSTURE; BODY WEIGHT; FALLING; FLYING; FORCE; GRAVITY; HUMAN; JOINT STABILITY; LOCOMOTION; MECHANORECEPTOR; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; STANDING; SWIMMING; WALKING;

EID: 35348855078     PISSN: 02505991     EISSN: 02505991     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12038-007-0109-x     Document Type: Review

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