Functional morphology of undulatory pectoral fin locomotion in the stingray Taeniura lymma (Chondrichthyes: Dasyatidae)

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 202, Issue 24, 1999, Pages 3523-3539

  Rosenberger, Lisa J ^a,b   Westneat, Mark W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Blue spot stingray; Electromyography; Kinematics; Muscle; Rajiform locomotion; Swimming; Taeniura lymma

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033451958     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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