Kinematic analysis of swimming in Australian box jellyfish, Chiropsalmus sp. and Chironex fleckeri (Cubozoa, Cnidaria: Chirodropidae)

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 267, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 371-380

  Shorten, Marc ^a   Davenport, John ^a   Seymour, James E ^b   Cross, Mary C ^a   Carrette, Teresa J ^b   Woodward, Guy ^a   Cross, Thomas F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cubozoa; Jellyfish; Kinematics; Style; Swimming

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; KINEMATICS; SWIMMING BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALIA; CHIRODROPIDAE; CHIRONEX FLECKERI; CHIROPSALMUS; CNIDARIA; COELENTERATA; CUBOZOA; HYDROIDA; SCYPHOZOA;

EID: 28844466360     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0952836905007600     Document Type: Article

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