Scale effects in the kinematics and dynamics of swimming leeches

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 76, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 1869-1877

  Jordan, Christopher E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

KINEMATICS; LEECH; SCALE EFFECT; SWIMMING BEHAVIOR;

HIRUDINEA;

EID: 0032460121     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z98-131     Document Type: Article

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