Hydromechanics of Swimming of Fishes and Cetaceans

Advances in Applied Mechanics

Volumn 11, Issue C, 1971, Pages 1-63

  Wu, Th Yao Tsu ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 0008568683     PISSN: 00652156     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0065-2156(08)70340-5     Document Type: Article

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