The mechanics of active fin-shape control in ray-finned fishes

Journal of the Royal Society Interface

Volumn 4, Issue 13, 2007, Pages 243-256

  Alben, Silas ^a   Madden, Peter G ^a   Lauder, George V ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Curvature; Elasticity; Fin ray; Fishes; Locomotion

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL ANATOMY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELASTICITY; FISH; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; GEOMETRY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MECHANICAL STRESS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FORCE; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; RIGIDITY; SWIMMING; WEIGHT BEARING;

ACTINOPTERYGII; PISCES;

EID: 34047148385     PISSN: 17425689     EISSN: 17425662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2006.0181     Document Type: Article

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