Motor Coordination: Volume 5

The focus of this volume differs from what is suggested by the series title, for it is on muscle contraction and movement rather than on behavior. The lone overnight flight of a ruby-throated hummingbird across the Gulf of Mexico is a migratory behavior mediated through an incredibly lengthy, repetitive series of wing move­ ments, each movement being produced by a complex sequence of muscle contrac­ tions. It is significant that these same movements may be used to mediate other behaviors, a...