ISSN:
1420-9071
Keywords:
Cricket
;
air-current sense
;
filiform hair
;
directional mobility
;
spring stiffness
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
,
Medicine
Notes:
Summary We examined the mechanical anisotropy of the basement spring which underlies the directional sensitivity of the cercal filiform hair of the cricket (Gryllus bimaculatus). Spring stiffness varied with the direction of hair deflection. The anisotropic ratios were 8 for short hairs and 4 for long ones, whereas the absolute values of spring stiffness varied 100-fold with hair length.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01950163
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