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J Exp Biol 2001 204: 21e. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Research Articles

Graham N. Askew and Richard L. Marsh

The mechanical power output of the pectoralis muscle of blue-breasted quail (Coturnix chinensis): the in vivo length cycle and its implications for muscle performance
J Exp Biol 2001 204: 3587-3600. [Summary] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Graham N. Askew, Richard L. Marsh, and Charles P. Ellington

The mechanical power output of the flight muscles of blue-breasted quail (Coturnix chinensis) during take-off
J Exp Biol 2001 204: 3601-3619. [Summary] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Anthony Herrel, Jay J. Meyers, Peter Aerts, and Kiisa C. Nishikawa

Functional implications of supercontracting muscle in the chameleon tongue retractors
J Exp Biol 2001 204: 3621-3627. [Summary] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Genevieve K. Temple, Nicholas J. Cole, and Ian A. Johnston

Embryonic temperature and the relative timing of muscle-specific genes during development in herring (Clupea harengus L.)
J Exp Biol 2001 204: 3629-3637. [Summary] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Ian K. Bartol, Roger Mann, and Mark R. Patterson

Aerobic respiratory costs of swimming in the negatively buoyant brief squid Lolliguncula brevis
J Exp Biol 2001 204: 3639-3653. [Summary] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Ian K. Bartol, Mark R. Patterson, and Roger Mann

Swimming mechanics and behavior of the shallow-water brief squid Lolliguncula brevis
J Exp Biol 2001 204: 3655-3682. [Summary] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Mark A. Frye

Effects of stretch receptor ablation on the optomotor control of lift in the hawkmoth Manduca sexta
J Exp Biol 2001 204: 3683-3691. [Summary] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Mark A. Frye

Encoding properties of the wing hinge stretch receptor in the hawkmoth Manduca sexta
J Exp Biol 2001 204: 3693-3702. [Summary] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Maria E. Giannakou and Julian A. T. Dow

Characterization of the Drosophila melanogaster alkali-metal/proton exchanger (NHE) gene family
J Exp Biol 2001 204: 3703-3716. [Summary] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Y.-C. James Lin and Andrew N. Spencer

Calcium currents from jellyfish striated muscle cells: preservation of phenotype, characterisation of currents and channel localisation
J Exp Biol 2001 204: 3717-3726. [Summary] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Y.-C. James Lin and Andrew N. Spencer

Localisation of intracellular calcium stores in the striated muscles of the jellyfish Polyorchis penicillatus: possible involvement in excitation–contraction coupling
J Exp Biol 2001 204: 3727-3736. [Summary] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

J. Tautz, J. Casas, and D. Sandeman

Phase reversal of vibratory signals in honeycomb may assist dancing honeybees to attract their audience
J Exp Biol 2001 204: 3737-3746. [Summary] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Nathan E. Mills, M. Christopher Barnhart, and R. D. Semlitsch

Effects of hypoxia on egg capsule conductance in Ambystoma (Class Amphibia, Order Caudata)
J Exp Biol 2001 204: 3747-3753. [Summary] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Jeannette E. Doeller, Manfred K. Grieshaber, and David W. Kraus

Chemolithoheterotrophy in a metazoan tissue: thiosulfate production matches ATP demand in ciliated mussel gills
J Exp Biol 2001 204: 3755-3764. [Summary] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

L. J. Mellors and C. J. Barclay

The energetics of rat papillary muscles undergoing realistic strain patterns
J Exp Biol 2001 204: 3765-3777. [Summary] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

N. R. Bury, M. Grosell, C. M. Wood, C. Hogstrand, R. W. Wilson, J. C. Rankin, M. Busk, T. Lecklin, and F. B. Jensen

Intestinal iron uptake in the European flounder (Platichthys flesus)
J Exp Biol 2001 204: 3779-3787. [Summary] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Georg F. Rast

Nitric oxide induces centrally generated motor patterns in the locust suboesophageal ganglion
J Exp Biol 2001 204: 3789-3801. [Summary] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Gilead Michaeli and Berry Pinshow

Respiratory water loss in free-flying pigeons
J Exp Biol 2001 204: 3803-3814. [Summary] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

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