Locomotion in sturgeon: Function of the pectoral fins

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 202, Issue 18, 1999, Pages 2413-2432

  Wilga, C D ^a   Lauder, G V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Acipenser transmontanus; Flow visualization; Hydrodynamics; Locomotion; Muscle function; Pectoral fin; Sturgeon

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032881095     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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