Burrowing and subsurface locomotion in anguilliform fish: Behavioral specializations and mechanical constraints

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 214, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1379-1385

  Herrel, Anthony ^a,b   Choi, Hon Fai ^c   Dumont, Elizabeth ^d   Schepper, Natalie De ^c   Vanhooydonck, Bieke ^b   Aerts, Peter ^b   Adriaens, Dominique ^c  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Finite element model; Force; Kinematics; Locomotion

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; EEL; HEAD; HISTOLOGY; LOCOMOTION; MECHANICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; SEDIMENT; SWIMMING;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BIOMECHANICS; EELS; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; HEAD; LOCOMOTION; STRESS, MECHANICAL; SWIMMING;

ANGUILLIFORMES; HETEROCONGER HASSI; PISCES; PISODONOPHIS; SQUAMATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 79955045621     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.051185     Document Type: Article

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