Labriform propulsion in fishes: Kinematics of flapping aquatic flight in the bird wrasse gomphosus varius (labridae)

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 200, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 1549-1569

  Walker, Jeffrey A ^a   Westneat, Mark W ^a  

^a FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bird wrasse; Fish; Gomphosus varius; Hydrodynamics; Kinematics; Locomotion; Pectoral fin propulsion; Speed effects; Swimming

Indexed keywords

GOMPHOSUS VARIUS;

EID: 0030979852     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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