A review of fish swimming mechanics and behaviour in altered flows

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 362, Issue 1487, 2007, Pages 1973-1993

  Liao, James C ^a  

^a Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics   (United States)

Author keywords

Flow visualization; Kinematics; Lateral line; Muscle activity; Turbulence; Vortices

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; BIOMECHANICS; FISH; LABORATORY METHOD; LOCOMOTION; MUSCLE; PHYSIOLOGY; SENSORY SYSTEM; SWIMMING BEHAVIOR; THREE-DIMENSIONAL FLOW; TURBULENT FLOW; VORTICITY;

ANIMALIA; PISCES;

EID: 35848931694     PISSN: 09628436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2007.2082     Document Type: Review

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