Do body and fin form affect the abilities of fish to stabilize swimming during maneuvers through vertical and horizontal tubes?

Environmental Biology of Fishes

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 365-371

  Schrank, Amy J ^a   Webb, Paul W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Angelfish; Carassius auratus; Goldfish; Metynnis hypsauchen; Pterophyllum scalare; Silver dollar; Stability; Swimming

Indexed keywords

CARASSIUS AURATUS; METYNNIS HYPSAUCHEN; PTEROPHYLLUM SCALARE;

EID: 0031729429     PISSN: 03781909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007414911734     Document Type: Article

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