Kinematics and hydrodynamics of swimming in the mayfly larva

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 207, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 913-922

  Brackenbury, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chloeon dipterum; Drag; Kinematics; Larva; Mayfly; Starting manoeuvre; Swimming; Vortex wake

Indexed keywords

COLORING AGENT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMECHANICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; INSECT; LARVA; PHYSIOLOGY; SWIMMING;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; COLORING AGENTS; INSECTS; LARVA; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SWIMMING;

ANGUILLIFORMES; ANIMALIA; EPHEMEROPTERA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA;

EID: 1642316432     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.00843     Document Type: Article

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