Lateral-line activity during undulatory body motions suggests a feedback link in closed-loop control of sea lamprey swimming

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 87, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 671-683

  Ayali, A ^a,b,c   Gelman, S ^a,d   Tytell, E D ^a,b   Cohen, A H ^a,b  

^a University of Maryland   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^d ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DETECTION METHOD; FISH; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; INHIBITION; KINEMATICS; MOTILITY; SWIMMING BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALIA; PETROMYZON; PETROMYZON MARINUS; PETROMYZONTIDAE; PISCES; SEA LAMPREYS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 68949108752     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Z09-050     Document Type: Article

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