Comparative kinematics of the forelimb during swimming in red-eared slider (Trachemys scripta) and spiny softshell (Apalone spinifera) turtles

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 204, Issue 19, 2001, Pages 3261-3271

  Pace, Cinnamon M ^a   Blob, Richard W ^a   Westneat, Mark W ^a  

^a FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Apalone spinifera; Biomechanics; Hydrodynamics; Kinematics; Locomotion; Red eared slider; Spiny softshell; Swimming; Trachemys scripta; Turtle

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FORELIMB; PHYSIOLOGY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SWIMMING; TURTLE;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; FORELIMB; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SWIMMING; TURTLES;

ANIMALIA; APALONE SPINIFERA; EMYDIDAE; MYA ARENARIA; TESTUDINES; TRACHEMYS; TRACHEMYS SCRIPTA; TRACHEMYS SCRIPTA ELEGANS; TRIONYCHIDAE;

EID: 0035746256     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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