Hydrodynamics of unsteady fish swimming and the effects of body size: Comparing the flow fields of fish larvae and adults

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 203, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 193-206

  Muller U K ^a   Stamhuis, E J ^b   Videler, J J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Brachydanio rerio; Burst and coast swimming; Flow; Particle image velocimetry; Wake structure; Zebra danio

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LARVA; PHYSIOLOGY; SWIMMING; ZEBRA FISH;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; LARVA; SWIMMING; ZEBRAFISH;

ANIMALIA; DANIO RERIO;

EID: 0342948687     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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