Partition of aerobic and anaerobic swimming costs related to gait transitions in a labriform swimmer

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 213, Issue 13, 2010, Pages 2177-2183

  Svendsen, Jon C ^a,b   Tudorache, Christian ^c   Jordan, Anders D ^b   Steffensen, John F ^b   Aarestrup, Kim ^a   Domenici, Paolo ^d  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^d CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Energetics; Kinematics; Locomotor mode; Median and paired fin swimming; Respiratory physiology

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; GAIT; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PERCIFORMES; PHYSIOLOGY; SWIMMING;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; GAIT; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PERCIFORMES; SWIMMING; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA;

EMBIOTOCA LATERALIS; EMBIOTOCIDAE;

EID: 77953600550     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.041368     Document Type: Article

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