The role of mucus in the locomotion and adhesion of the pulmonate slug, Ariolimax Columbianus
Gastropod snails move using a single appendage - the foot. For many gastropods the power of locomotion is provided by muscular waves moving along the ventral surface of the foot, the force of these waves being coupled to the substratum by a thin layer of mucus. This mucus acts as a glue which causes...
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| Language: | English |
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2010
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2429/21882 |