Hydrodynamics of surface swimming in leopard frogs (Rana pipiens)

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 207, Issue 22, 2004, Pages 3945-3958

  Johansson, L Christoffer ^a   Lauder, George V ^b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphibian; Anuran; Digital particle image velocimetry; DPIV; Foot; Frog; Hydrodynamics; Kicking; Kinematics; Limb; Locomotion; Paddling; Rana pipiens; Swimming; Vortex ring

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FLOW KINETICS; FROG; GAIT; PHYSIOLOGY; SWIMMING; VIDEORECORDING;

ACCELERATION; ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; GAIT; RANA PIPIENS; RHEOLOGY; SWIMMING; VIDEO RECORDING;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; AVES; FELIDAE; PANTHERA PARDUS; RANA PIPIENS;

EID: 10344245099     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.01258     Document Type: Article

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