Flow structures and fluid transport for the hydromedusae Sarsia tubulosa and Aequorea victoria

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 212, Issue 15, 2009, Pages 2436-2447

  Lipinski, Doug ^a   Mohseni, Kamran ^a  

^a UCB 450   (United States)

Author keywords

Feeding; Hydromedusae; Jet propulsion; Lagrangian coherent structures; LCS; Rowing propulsion

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; HISTOLOGY; HYDROZOA; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SWIMMING; TRANSPORT AT THE CELLULAR LEVEL; WATER FLOW;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; HYDROZOA; SWIMMING; WATER MOVEMENTS;

AEQUOREA VICTORIA; HYDROMEDUSA; HYDROZOA; SARSIA TUBULOSA; SCYPHOZOA;

EID: 67651033675     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.026740     Document Type: Article

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