Swimming performance studies on the eastern Pacific bonito Sarda chiliensis, a close relative of the tunas (family Scombridae): II. Kinematics

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 206, Issue 16, 2003, Pages 2749-2758

  Dowis, Hawkins J ^a   Sepulveda, Chugey A ^b   Graham, Jeffrey B ^b   Dickson, Kathryn A ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Carangiform; Eastern Pacific bonito; Kinematics; Locomotion; Sarda chiliensis; Scombridae; Swimming; Thunniform; Tuna

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVOLUTION; PERCIFORMES; PHYSIOLOGY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SWIMMING; UNITED STATES; VIDEORECORDING;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; CALIFORNIA; EVOLUTION; PERCIFORMES; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SWIMMING; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING;

ANIMALIA; EUTHYNNUS; EUTHYNNUS AFFINIS; KATSUWONUS PELAMIS; LEUCISCUS CEPHALUS; PELAMIS; PERCIFORMES; RASTRELLIGER; SARDA; SARDA CHILIENSIS; SCOMBER JAPONICUS; SCOMBRIDAE; SCOMBRIDAE GEN. SP.; SCOMBROIDEI; THUNNUS; THUNNUS ALBACARES;

EID: 0041328366     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.00496     Document Type: Article

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