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Flea Locomotion

Flea Locomotion is a biological mechanism, within the study of flea biology, that encompasses the specialized means by which fleas achieve movement, primarily through powerful hind legs adapted for jumping, thereby distinguishing it from other arthropod locomotor strategies.

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2017–2026

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The Jump of the Flea: A Study of the Energetics and a Model of the Mechanism

H. C. Bennet‐Clark, Eric Lucey · Journal of Experimental Biology · 1967 · 395 citations

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Flea-Inspired Catapult Mechanism for Miniature Jumping Robots

Minkyun Noh, Seung-Won Kim, Sungmin An et al. · IEEE Transactions on Robotics · 2012 · 272 citations

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Leg design and jumping technique for humans, other vertebrates and insects

R. McNeill Alexander · Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences · 1995 · 188 citations

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The maximum forces exerted by animals

R. McN. Alexander · Journal of Experimental Biology · 1985 · 149 citations · Full text

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Biomechanics of jumping in the flea

Gregory P. Sutton, Malcolm Burrows · Journal of Experimental Biology · 2011 · 135 citations

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Authors

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  1. KC
    Kyu‐Jin Cho

    Seoul National University, South Korea

    5 publications · 430 citations

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  2. MR
    Miriam Rothschild

    Peterborough City Hospital, United Kingdom

    4 publications · 236 citations

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  3. JK
    Je‐Sung Koh

    Ajou University, South Korea

    4 publications · 404 citations

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  4. MB
    Malcolm Burrows

    University of Cambridge, United Kingdom

    3 publications · 196 citations

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  5. KH
    K. H. Parker

    Imperial College London, United Kingdom

    3 publications · 165 citations

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Institutions

28

  1. Seoul National University

    Seoul, South Korea

    5 h-index

    19 publications

    1.9K citations

  2. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

    Jerusalem, Israel

    4 h-index

    5 publications

    282 citations

  3. University of Cambridge

    Cambridge, United Kingdom

    4 h-index

    7 publications

    505 citations

  4. École Nationale Vétérinaire de Toulouse

    Toulouse, France

    2 h-index

    6 publications

    104 citations

  5. University of Leeds

    Leeds, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    337 citations

  6. Imperial College London

    London, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    137 citations

  7. Ministère de l'Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l'Alimentation

    Québec, Canada

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    24 citations

  8. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    56 citations

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  1. Journal of Experimental Biology

    6 publications · 820 citations

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  3. Journal of Parasitology

    1 publications · 13 citations

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  4. Nature

    1 publications · 61 citations

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  5. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry

    1 publications · 36 citations

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