Mechanics of Pectoral Fin Swimming in Fishes

Fish Physiology

Volumn 23, Issue C, 2005, Pages 369-423

  Drucker, Eliot G ^a   Walker, Jeffrey A ^a   Westneat, Mark W ^a  

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EID: 77956752146     PISSN: 15465098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S1546-5098(05)23010-8     Document Type: Review

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