Leg kinematics and muscle activity during treadmill running in the cockroach, Blaberus discoidalis : I. Slow running
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Leg kinematics and muscle activity during treadmill running in the cockroach , Blaberus discoidalis :
We have combined high-speed video motion analysis of leg movements with electromyogram (EMG) recordings from leg muscles in cockroaches running on a treadmill. The mesothoracic (T2) and metathoracic (T3) legs have dierent kinematics. While in each leg the coxa-femur (CF) joint moves in unison with the femurtibia (FT) joint, the relative joint excursions dier between T2 and T3 legs. In T3 legs...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Comparative Physiology A: Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology
سال: 1997
ISSN: 0340-7594,1432-1351
DOI: 10.1007/s003590050153