Pressure distribution on the body surface of swimming fish

Although there are a number of papers on how fish swim (Gray, 1957; Aleev, 1969; Lighthill, 1969), we have been unable to find any measurements of the pressure on the body surface measured while a fish is swimming. A preliminary calculation using the Pitot equation indicated that the pressure agains...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of experimental biology 1974-06, Vol.60 (3), p.581-591
Hauptverfasser:	Dubois, A B, Cavagna, G A, Fox, R S
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animals Body Surface Area Fishes - physiology Locomotion Pressure Skin
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