Orientation and swimming mechanics by the scyphomedusa Aurelia sp. in shear flow

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 1097-1106

  Rakow, Kelly C ^a   Graham, William M ^b  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; ORIENTATION; SHEAR FLOW; SWIMMING; ZOOPLANKTON;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF MEXICO;

AURELIA; HYDROIDA; SCYPHOZOA;

EID: 33645078884     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.2006.51.2.1097     Document Type: Article

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