The 'upstream wake' of swimming and flying animals and its correlation with propulsive efficiency

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 211, Issue 16, 2008, Pages 2669-2677

  Peng, Jifeng ^a   Dabiri, John O ^a,b  

^a California Institute of Technology   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fluid dynamics; Locomotion; Upstream; Wake

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMECHANICS; EEL; FLOW KINETICS; FLYING; PHYSIOLOGY; SWIMMING; TIME;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; EELS; FLIGHT, ANIMAL; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; RHEOLOGY; SWIMMING; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 52649154703     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.015883     Document Type: Article

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