Time-varying motor control of autotomized leopard gecko tails: Multiple inputs and behavioral modulation

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 215, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 435-441

  Higham, Timothy E ^a,c   Russell, Anthony P ^b  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Central pattern generator; Leopard gecko; Lizard; Predator avoidance; Tail autotomy

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; LIZARD; METHODOLOGY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUSCLE; PHYSIOLOGY; TAIL;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BIOMECHANICS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; LIZARDS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUSCLES; TAIL;

EUBLEPHARIS MACULARIUS; GEKKONIDAE; INVERTEBRATA; PANTHERA PARDUS; SQUAMATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 84856604066     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.054460     Document Type: Article

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