Biomechanical strategies to reach a compromise between stiffness and flexibility in hind femora of desert locusts
Chuchu Li, Stanislav N. Gorb, Hamed Rajabi
Topics & Concepts
FemurMaterials scienceStiffnessJumpingCuticle (hair)Rigidity (electromagnetism)AnatomyBiomechanicsElastic modulusComposite materialBiomedical engineeringBiologyMedicinePhysiologyPaleontologyInsect and Arachnid Ecology and BehaviorAdhesion, Friction, and Surface InteractionsNeurobiology and Insect Physiology Research