Mechanical performance of aquatic rowing and flying

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 267, Issue 1455, 2000, Pages 1875-1881

  Walker, J A ^a   Westneat, M W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Energetics; Manoeuvrability; Swimming performance; Unsteady hydrodynamics

Indexed keywords

LOCOMOTION; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; MODELING; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SWIMMING;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENERGY CONSERVATION; FLYING; GEOMETRY; LOCOMOTION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NONHUMAN; OSCILLATION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0034703496     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2000.1224     Document Type: Article

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