A single muscle moves a crustacean limb joint rhythmically by acting against a spring containing resilin
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The beating or fanning movements of three pairs of maxilliped flagella in crabs and crayfish modify exhalent gill currents while drawing water over chemoreceptors on the head. They play an integral part both in signalling by distribu...
Main Author: | Burrows Malcolm |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2009-05-01
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Series: | BMC Biology |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1741-7007/7/27 |
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