The hydrodynamics of ribbon-fin propulsion during impulsive motion

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 211, Issue 21, 2008, Pages 3490-3503

  Shirgaonkar, Anup A ^a   Curet, Oscar M ^a   Patankarm, Neelesh A ^a   MacIver, Alcolm A ^a  

^a Northwestern University   (United States)

Author keywords

Aquatic locomotion; Propulsion; Vortex rings; Vortex shedding

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMECHANICS; ELECTRIC FISH; FLOW KINETICS; LIMB; PHYSIOLOGY; SWIMMING;

ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; ELECTRIC FISH; EXTREMITIES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; RHEOLOGY; SWIMMING;

GYMNOTIDAE;

EID: 55549143347     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.019224     Document Type: Article

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