Flexural stiffness and composition of the batoid propterygium as predictors of punting ability

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 215, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 2003-2012

  Macesic, Laura J ^a   Summers, Adam P ^b  

^a MOUNT HOLYOKE COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Cartilage; Elasmobranch; Locomotion; Material property

Indexed keywords

MINERAL;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CARTILAGE; CHEMISTRY; HISTOLOGY; LOCOMOTION; PHYSIOLOGY; SKATES (FISH); WEIGHT BEARING;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; CARTILAGE; LOCOMOTION; MINERALS; SKATES (FISH); WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 84861584010     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.061598     Document Type: Article

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