Challenging zebrafish escape responses by increasing water viscosity

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 215, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1854-1862

  Danos, Nicole ^a,b   Lauder, George V ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Fish; Locomotion; Viscosity; Zebrafish

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ACCELERATION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMECHANICS; ESCAPE BEHAVIOR; HYDRODYNAMICS; LOCOMOTION; PHYSIOLOGY; SWIMMING; VIDEORECORDING; VISCOSITY; ZEBRA FISH;

ACCELERATION; ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; ESCAPE REACTION; HYDRODYNAMICS; LOCOMOTION; MODELS, ANIMAL; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SWIMMING; VIDEO RECORDING; VISCOSITY; WATER; ZEBRAFISH;

DANIO RERIO; PISCES;

EID: 84861650823     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.068957     Document Type: Article

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