Mechanical properties of fish backbones in lateral bending and in tension

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1982, Pages 85-89

  Hebrank, Mary Reidy ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MATERIALS TESTING - TENSILE TESTS; MECHANICAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT;

BENDING TESTS; FISH BACKBONES; LATERAL BENDING;

BIOMECHANICS;

ANIMAL; BIOMECHANICS; FISHES; JOINTS; LIGAMENTS, ARTICULAR; SPINE; STRESS, MECHANICAL; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SWIMMING;

EID: 0020059378     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0021-9290(82)90039-2     Document Type: Article

References (7)

1. Studies in locomotion and anatomy of scombroid fishes
2. Studies in animal locomotion. I. Movement of fish with reference to the cel.
3. The lateral musculature and the swimming of fish
4. Notochordal and elastic components of the axial skeleton of fishes and their functions in locomotion