Morphological predictors of swimming speed: A case study of pre-settlement juvenile coral reef fishes

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 210, Issue 14, 2007, Pages 2436-2443

  Fisher, Rebecca ^a   Hogan, J Derek ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Dispersal; Morphology; Swimming; Ucrit

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMECHANICS; BODY SIZE; EVALUATION; FISH; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SWIMMING;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; BODY SIZE; FISHES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SWIMMING;

ANTHOZOA; ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; PISCES; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 34547732897     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.004275     Document Type: Article

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