Ontogeny of form and function: Locomotor morphology and drag in zebrafish (Danio rerio)

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 267, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1099-1109

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Allometry; Fish; Gliding; Isometry; Locomotion; Scaling; Swimming

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL EMBRYO; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; LIMB; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; SWIMMING; ZEBRA FISH;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; EXTREMITIES; SWIMMING; ZEBRAFISH;

DANIO RERIO;

EID: 33748517425     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: 10974687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmor.10462     Document Type: Article

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