Ballistic movements of jumping legs implemented as variable components of cricket behaviour

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 213, Issue 23, 2010, Pages 4055-4064

  Hustert, R ^a   Baldus, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ballistics; Cricket; Jump; Kick; Motor control; Run; Swim

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; FEMUR; GRYLLIDAE; LIMB; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; SWIMMING; TENDON; TIBIA;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BIOMECHANICS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXTREMITIES; FEMALE; FEMUR; GRYLLIDAE; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; SWIMMING; TENDONS; TIBIA;

ACHETA DOMESTICUS; ANIMALIA;

EID: 78650041054     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.043943     Document Type: Article

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