Distance and force production during jumping in wild-type and mutantDrosophila melanogaster
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- 15 September 2004
- journal article
- research article
- Published by The Company of Biologists in Journal of Experimental Biology
- Vol. 207 (20) , 3515-3522
- https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.01181
Abstract
In many insects renowned for their jumping ability, elastic storage is used so that high forces can be developed prior to jumping. We have combined physiological, behavioural and genetic approaches to test whether elastic energy storage makes a major contribution to jumping in Drosophila.Keywords
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