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Stepping Reflexes and The Sensory Control of Walking in Crustacea

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Feedback and Motor Control in Invertebrates and Vertebrates

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In recent years, studies of locomotion in decapod Crustacea have been concerned mainly with the organisation of the motor output, the coordination of the legs, and the role played by the sensory input in regulating the stepping pattern (Clarac, 1982; Evoy & Ayers, 1982).

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  1. Department of Zoology, University of Glasgow, G12 8QQ, Glasgow, UK

    W. J. P. Barnes BSc, PhD

  2. Institute of Physiology, University of Glasgow, UK

    M. H. Gladden MB, BS, PhD, MRCS(Eng), LRCP(Lond), DCH

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Clarac, F. (1985). Stepping Reflexes and The Sensory Control of Walking in Crustacea. In: Barnes, W.J.P., Gladden, M.H. (eds) Feedback and Motor Control in Invertebrates and Vertebrates. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-7084-0_24

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