Undulatory locomotion in elongate aquatic vertebrates: anguilliform swimming since sir james gray

American Zoologist

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 656-665

  Gillis, Gary B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 33746027901     PISSN: 00031569     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icb/36.6.656     Document Type: Article

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