Propulsive force calculations in swimming frogs I. A momentum-impulse approach

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 208, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1435-1443

  Nauwelaerts, Sandra ^a   Stamhuis, Eize J ^b   Aerts, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Anura; DPIV; Force; Frog; Hind limb; Locomotion; Rana esculenta; Swimming

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; BIOMECHANICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FLOW KINETICS; FROG; HINDLIMB; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SWIMMING; VIDEORECORDING; WATER FLOW;

ANIMALS; BELGIUM; BIOMECHANICS; HINDLIMB; RANA ESCULENTA; RHEOLOGY; SWIMMING; VIDEO RECORDING; WATER MOVEMENTS;

ANIMALIA; ANURA; RANA ESCULENTA;

EID: 18944367604     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.01509     Document Type: Article

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