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... move- ment . The planar waves , which occur along a single plane and are similar to a sinusoid ( S - shaped ) wave form , tend to be asymmetrical ; there is a gradual increase in ampli- tude ( peak of the wave ) as the wave passes to ...
... move- ment . The planar waves , which occur along a single plane and are similar to a sinusoid ( S - shaped ) wave form , tend to be asymmetrical ; there is a gradual increase in ampli- tude ( peak of the wave ) as the wave passes to ...
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... move toward the tip of the arm , the tube feet of the other arms move in the same plane as those of the lead arm . Because there is no apparent metachronal wave of contraction within an arm , the movement of the tube feet is poorly ...
... move toward the tip of the arm , the tube feet of the other arms move in the same plane as those of the lead arm . Because there is no apparent metachronal wave of contraction within an arm , the movement of the tube feet is poorly ...
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... move forward except when they are longitudinally contracted ( shown as wide areas with large dots ) . Individual points on the worm's body and their movements relative to each other are shown by the oblique lines . more continuous ...
... move forward except when they are longitudinally contracted ( shown as wide areas with large dots ) . Individual points on the worm's body and their movements relative to each other are shown by the oblique lines . more continuous ...
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