The mechanical scaling of coasting in zebrafish (Danio rerio)

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 208, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 2289-2301

  McHenry, Matthew J ^a   Lauder, George V ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fish; Gliding; Locomotion; Swimming

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMECHANICS; BIOPHYSICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LOCOMOTION; MORPHOMETRICS; PHYSIOLOGY; VISCOSITY; ZEBRA FISH;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; BIOPHYSICS; BODY WEIGHTS AND MEASURES; LOCOMOTION; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; VISCOSITY; ZEBRAFISH;

DANIO RERIO;

EID: 21444450799     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.01642     Document Type: Article

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