Biomechanics of locomotion in sharks, rays, and chimeras

Biology of Sharks and Their Relatives

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 139-164

  Wilga, Cheryl A D ^a   Lauder, George V ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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