Kinematic evidence for superfast locomotory muscle in two species of teneriffiid mites

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 213, Issue 15, 2010, Pages 2551-2556

  Wu, Grace C ^a   Wright, Jonathan C ^a   Whitaker, Dwight L ^a   Ahn, A N ^b  

^a POMONA COLLEGE   (United States)

^b HARVEY MUDD COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Stride frequency; Superfast muscle; Teneriffiid mite

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY WEIGHT; CLASSIFICATION; LOCOMOTION; MITE; MUSCLE; PHYSIOLOGY; RUNNING; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; BODY WEIGHT; LOCOMOTION; MITES; MUSCLES; RUNNING; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TEMPERATURE; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA;

ACARI; ANIMALIA; ARTHROPODA; BATRACHOIDIDAE GEN. SP.; HEXAPODA; TENERIFFIIDAE;

EID: 77954836123     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.024463     Document Type: Article

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