Swimming of larval zebrafish: Ontogeny of body waves and implications for locomotory development

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 207, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 853-868

  Müller, Ulrike K ^a   Van Leeuwen, Johan L ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Body wave; Danio rerio; Kinematics; Larva; Muscle performance; Swimming; Zebrafish

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; LARVA; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; SWIMMING; ZEBRA FISH;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; LARVA; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; SWIMMING; ZEBRAFISH;

ANIMALIA; DANIO; DANIO RERIO;

EID: 1342288419     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.00821     Document Type: Article

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