Femoral stiffness and jumping in grasshoppers and locusts |
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| Authors: | P.D. Scott H.R. Hepburn |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Physiology, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, Republic of South Africa |
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| Abstract: | There is a close relationship between maximal jumping force and animal mass. Likewise, the relative stiffness of the hind femoral exoskeletal cuticle is very highly correlated with both animal mass and the force exerted during a jump. It is suggested that femoral stiffness has functional importance in the extensor energy storage system utilized in jumping by grasshoppers and locusts. |
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