Forces, Fishes, and Fluids: Hydrodynamic Mechanisms of Aquatic Locomotion
- 1 December 2002
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physiological Society in Physiology
- Vol. 17 (6) , 235-240
- https://doi.org/10.1152/nips.01398.2002
Abstract
Understanding how fishes generate external fluid force to swim steadily and maneuver has proven to be difficult because water does not provide a stable platform for force measurement. But new methods in experimental fluid mechanics provide insights into the physiological mechanisms of aquatic force generation and limits to locomotor performance.Keywords
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