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The Effects of Temperature and Body Mass on Jump Performance of the Locust Locusta migratoria

Locusts jump by rapidly releasing energy from cuticular springs built into the hind femur that deform when the femur muscle contracts. This study is the first to examine the effect of temperature on jump energy at each life stage of any orthopteran. Ballistics and high-speed cinematography were used...

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Autores principales: Snelling, Edward P., Becker, Christie L., Seymour, Roger S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3742537/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23967304
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0072471