Modularity and scaling in fast movements: Power amplification in mantis shrimp

Evolution

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 443-461

  Claverie, Thomas ^a   Chan, Elliot ^b   Patek, Sheila N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Geometric morphometrics; Raptorial appendage shape; Scaling; Stomatopoda; Strike force

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; CRUSTACEAN; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; MORPHOLOGY; MORPHOMETRY;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY SIZE; CRUSTACEA; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; GENETICS; HISTOLOGY; MALE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; BIOMECHANICS; BODY SIZE; CRUSTACEA; FEMALE; MALE; MOVEMENT; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

ANIMALIA; CRUSTACEA; GONODACTYLACEUS; HOPLOCARIDA; STOMATOPODA;

EID: 79251482774     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: 15585646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.2010.01133.x     Document Type: Article

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