Center of mass motion in swimming fish: Effects of speed and locomotor mode during undulatory propulsion

Zoology

Volumn 117, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 269-281

  Xiong, Grace ^a   Lauder, George V ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Center of mass motion; Fish locomotion; Swimming kinematics

Indexed keywords

ANGUILLIFORMES; ANIMALIA; CHITALA CHITALA; GYMNOTIFORMES; LEPOMIS MACROCHIRUS; PISCES;

ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; ANIMAL; FISH; PHYSIOLOGY; SWIMMING;

ANIMALS; FISHES; SWIMMING;

EID: 84905005462     PISSN: 09442006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.zool.2014.03.002     Document Type: Article

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