Mechanical properties of the tadpole tail fin

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 201, Issue 19, 1998, Pages 2691-2699

  Doherty, Penny A ^a   Wassersug, Richard J ^a   Lee, J Michael ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anuran larva; Locomotion; Mechanics; Predation; Rana catesbeiana; Swimming; Tadpole; Tail fin; Viscoelasticity

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031787852     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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