Cupiennius salei: Biomechanical properties of the tibia-metatarsus joint and its flexing muscles

Journal of Comparative Physiology B: Biochemical, Systemic, and Environmental Physiology

Volumn 180, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 199-209

  Siebert, Tobias ^a   Weihmann, Tom ^a   Rode, Christian ^a   Blickhan, Reinhard ^a  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Arthropod; Contraction dynamics; Force length; Force velocity; Muscle properties; Spider

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; JOINT; LOCOMOTION; MUSCLE; PHYSIOLOGY; SPIDER;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; JOINTS; LOCOMOTION; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUSCLES; SPIDERS;

ARANEAE; ARTHROPODA; CUPIENNIUS SALEI;

EID: 77649288307     PISSN: 01741578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00360-009-0401-1     Document Type: Article

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