A mechanical analysis of myomere shape in fish

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 202, Issue 23, 1999, Pages 3405-3414

  Van Leeuwen, Johan L ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biomechanical model; Collagen fibre; Elasmobranch; Fish; Locomotion; Muscle architecture; Myoseptum; Teleost; Trunk muscle

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMECHANICS; FISH; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; FISHES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUSCLE, SKELETAL;

ANIMALIA; CHONDRICHTHYES; OSTEICHTHYES; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 0033400499     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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