A wake-based correlate of swimming performance and foraging behavior in seven co-occurring jellyfish species

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 213, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1217-1225

  Dabiri, J O ^a   Colin, S P ^b   Katija, K ^a   Costello, J H ^c  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b ROGER WILLIAMS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PROVIDENCE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Jellyfish; Swimming; Vortex formation; Wakes

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMECHANICS; COELENTERATE; EVOLUTION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FLOW KINETICS; HISTOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SWIMMING;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; CNIDARIA; EVOLUTION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; RHEOLOGY; SWIMMING; WATER;

ANIMALIA; SCYPHOZOA;

EID: 77951453702     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.034660     Document Type: Article

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