The hydrodynamics of eel swimming: I. Wake structure

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 207, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1825-1841

  Tytell, Eric D ^a   Lauder, George V ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anguilla rostrata; Eel; Efficiency; Fish; Fluid dynamics; Particle image velocimetry; Swimming; Wake structure

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMECHANICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EEL; FLOW KINETICS; PHYSIOLOGY; SWIMMING;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANGUILLA; ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; RHEOLOGY; SWIMMING;

ANGUILLA ROSTRATA; ANGUILLIFORMES; ANIMALIA; PISCES;

EID: 3042648716     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.00968     Document Type: Article

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