The mechanics of the adhesive locomotion of terrestrial gastropods

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 213, Issue 22, 2010, Pages 3920-3933

  Lai, Janice H ^a,b   Del Alamo, Juan C ^a   Rodríguez Rodríguez, Javier ^a,c   Lasheras, Juan C ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Stanford University   (United States)

^c UNIVERSIDAD CARLOS III DE MADRID   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Adhesive locomotion; Invertebrate; Propulsive force

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMECHANICS; BIOPHYSICS; BODY WEIGHT; GASTROPOD; HISTOLOGY; LOCOMOTION; MECHANICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; SNAIL;

ADHESIVENESS; ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; BIOPHYSICAL PHENOMENA; BODY WEIGHT; GASTROPODA; LOCOMOTION; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SNAILS; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

ANIMALIA; GASTROPODA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 78649232810     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.046706     Document Type: Article

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