A procedure was developed for the isolation and maintenance
of isolated abdomina of the cockroach, Leucophaea maderae. The
degree of injury and loss of body fluid was best minimized by ligating
the animals immediately following the final molt. The nutritional
needs of the isolates were satisfied by filling the animals'...
During the maturation of the ovaries of Leucophaea maderae (Fab.),
the terminal oocytes increase in length from 1.00 mm to greater
than 5.00 mm. This increase in length is accompanied by approximately
a 70-fold increase in protein content. The relationship between
the ovarial size and total protein indicated that the...
In the cockroach Leucophaea maderae, a centre in the brain controls the female's acceptance of courting males. This centre is affected by starvation. A brief exposure to food can induce mating but is inadequate for oocyte development. In fed L. maderae there appears to be a synergistic action of nutrition...
While the locomotion performance of legged robots over flat terrain or known obstacles has improved over the past few decades, they have yet to equal the performance of their animal counterparts over variable terrain. This work analyzes a multi-legged reduced order model of cockroach locomotion on variable slopes which will...