Kinematics and hydrodynamics analysis of swimming anurans reveals striking interspecific differences in the mechanism for producing thrust

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 213, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 621-634

  Richards, Christopher T ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Blade element model; Bufonidae; Hydrodynamics; Kinematics; Pipidae; Ranidae

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMECHANICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FOOT; FROGS AND TOADS; HISTOLOGY; JOINT; LIMB; PHYSIOLOGY; SWIMMING;

ANIMALS; ANURA; BIOMECHANICS; EXTREMITIES; FOOT; JOINTS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SWIMMING;

ANIMALIA; ANURA; BUFO AMERICANUS; BUFONIDAE; HYMENOCHIRUS BOETTGERI; PIPIDAE; RANA PIPIENS; RANIDAE; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 76149098201     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.032631     Document Type: Article

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