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... Locomotion ( R.Aa. ) Animals are , by definition , motile organisms . Large or small , their locomotor ability is expressed by their struc- tural organization , from external shape to tissue and cell morphology . A fusiform ( tapering ) ...
... Locomotion ( R.Aa. ) Animals are , by definition , motile organisms . Large or small , their locomotor ability is expressed by their struc- tural organization , from external shape to tissue and cell morphology . A fusiform ( tapering ) ...
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... locomotion the motion of the flagella is equivalent to that of the body of an eel as it swims . Although symmetrical planar waves have been observed , they apparently are abnormal , because the locomotion they produce is erratic ...
... locomotion the motion of the flagella is equivalent to that of the body of an eel as it swims . Although symmetrical planar waves have been observed , they apparently are abnormal , because the locomotion they produce is erratic ...
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... locomotion , both of which have been described previously ( see above Fos- sorial locomotion ) . Limbless vertebrates , however , crawl in one of four patterns : serpentine , rectilinear , concer- tina , and sidewinding . The most ...
... locomotion , both of which have been described previously ( see above Fos- sorial locomotion ) . Limbless vertebrates , however , crawl in one of four patterns : serpentine , rectilinear , concer- tina , and sidewinding . The most ...
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