Morphology-flow interactions lead to stage-selective vertical transport of larval sand dollars in shear flow

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 213, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1281-1292

  Clay, T W ^a   Grunbaum D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Evolution of shape; Functional morphology; Hydrodynamic model; Larval development; Larval swimming

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; FLOW KINETICS; HISTOLOGY; LARVA; PHYSIOLOGY; SEA URCHIN; SHEAR STRENGTH; SWIMMING; THEORETICAL MODEL; WATER FLOW;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; LARVA; MODELS, THEORETICAL; RHEOLOGY; SEA URCHINS; SHEAR STRENGTH; SWIMMING; WATER MOVEMENTS;

CLYPEASTEROIDA; DENDRASTER EXCENTRICUS;

EID: 77951487448     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.037200     Document Type: Article

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