Comparative Biomechanics: The Jellyfish Paradox Resolved

Current Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 16, 2007, Pages

  McHenry, Matthew J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BIOMECHANICS; BODY SIZE; EVOLUTION; HISTOLOGY; MUSCLE; PHYSIOLOGY; SCYPHOZOA; SHORT SURVEY; SWIMMING;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; BODY SIZE; EVOLUTION; MUSCLES; SCYPHOZOA; SWIMMING;

SCYPHOZOA;

EID: 34547907792     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2007.06.027     Document Type: Short Survey

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