rectilinear locomotion
a mode of locomotion most often associated with snakes, using unidirectional traveling waves of muscular contraction
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rectilinear locomotion
Summary
Key Facts
- rectilinear locomotion is a type of limbless locomotion[1].
- rectilinear locomotion is a type of terrestrial locomotion[2].
- rectilinear locomotion is used for hunting[3].
- rectilinear locomotion is used for locomotion[4].
- rectilinear locomotion's used by is recorded as snake[5].
- rectilinear locomotion's different from is recorded as undulatory locomotion[6].
- rectilinear locomotion's different from is recorded as sidewinding[7].
- rectilinear locomotion's different from is recorded as concertina movement[8].
- rectilinear locomotion's uses is recorded as scute[9].
- rectilinear locomotion's less than is recorded as undulatory locomotion[10].
- rectilinear locomotion's does not have characteristic is recorded as flexion[11].
Body
Definition and Type
Recorded subclass of include limbless locomotion[1] and terrestrial locomotion[2].
Use and Application
Recorded has use include hunting[3] and locomotion[4]. rectilinear locomotion's used by is recorded as snake[5].