Stereotypy, flexibility and coordination: Key concepts in behavioral functional morphology

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 211, Issue 22, 2008, Pages 3523-3528

  Wainwright, Peter C ^a   Mehta, Rita S ^a   Higham, Timothy E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral integration; Kinematics; Motor pattern

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; BIOMECHANICS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; LOCOMOTION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUSCULOSKELETAL FUNCTION; NOTE; PHYSIOLOGY; STEREOTYPY;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BIOMECHANICS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; LOCOMOTION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUSCULOSKELETAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; STEREOTYPED BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 55949107586     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.007187     Document Type: Note

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