Structure and mechanics of the squid mantle

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 202, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 683-695

  Macgillivray, Patrick S ^a   Anderson, Erik J ^a   Wright, Glenda M ^b   Demont, M Edwin ^a  

^a ST FRANCIS XAVIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

Collagen; Elastic modulus; Energy storage; Hysteresis; Locomotion; Loligo pealei; Mantle; Muscle; Squid; Swimming

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032916071     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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