Mechanical challenges to freshwater residency in sharks and rays

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 218, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 1099-1110

  Gleiss, Adrian C ^a,b   Potvin, Jean ^c   Keleher, James J ^a   Whitty, Jeff M ^a   Morgan, David L ^a   Goldbogen, Jeremy A ^b  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Saint Louis University   (United States)

Author keywords

Buoyancy; Drag; Lift; Liver; Locomotion; Tissue density

Indexed keywords

CARCHARHINUS LEUCAS; CHONDRICHTHYES; ELASMOBRANCHII; PRISTIS PRISTIS;

FRESH WATER;

ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMECHANICS; ECOSYSTEM; ELASMOBRANCH; LIVER; PHYSIOLOGY; SWIMMING;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; ECOSYSTEM; ELASMOBRANCHII; FRESH WATER; LIVER; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SWIMMING;

EID: 84927661255     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: 14779145     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.114868     Document Type: Article

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