Powered control mechanisms contributing to dynamically stable swimming in porcupine puffers (Teleostei: Diodon holocanthus)

Experiments in Fluids

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 725-735

  Wiktorowicz, Alexis M ^a   Lauritzen, Dean V ^a   Gordon, Malcolm S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; IMAGE RECORDING; MOTION ESTIMATION; WATER SUPPLY TUNNELS;

POWERED CONTROL; STABILITY CONTROL; WATER TUNNEL;

FISH;

BIOMECHANICS; FISH; IMAGE RECORDING; MOTION ESTIMATION; WATER SUPPLY TUNNELS;

EID: 35948933934     PISSN: 07234864     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00348-007-0354-7     Document Type: Article

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