The effects of viscosity on the axial motor pattern and kinematics of the African lungfish (Protopterus annectens) during lateral undulatory swimming

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 211, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1612-1622

  Horner, Angela M ^a,b   Jayne, Bruce C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^b OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

EMG; Kinematics; Locomotion; Lungfish; Swimming; Tetrapod evolution; Viscosity

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECOSYSTEM; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FISH; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SWIMMING; VISCOSITY;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; ECOSYSTEM; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FISHES; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SWIMMING; VISCOSITY;

PROTOPTERIDAE; PROTOPTERUS ANNECTENS; TETRAPODA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 46949092951     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.013029     Document Type: Article

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