Forward locomotion of the nematode C. elegans is achieved through modulation of a single gait

HFSP Journal

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 186-193

  Berri, Stefano ^a   Boyle, Jordan H ^a   Tassieri, Manlio ^a,b   Hope, Ian A ^a   Cohen, Netta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS;

EID: 80051803806     PISSN: 19552068     EISSN: 1955205X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2976/1.3082260     Document Type: Article

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