Optimal shape and motion of undulatory swimming organisms

Undulatory swimming animals exhibit diverse ranges of body shapes and motion patterns and are often considered as having superior locomotory performance. The extent to which morphological traits of swimming animals have evolved owing to primarily locomotion considerations is, however, not clear. To...

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Main Authors: Tokic, Grgur (Contributor), Yue, Dick K. P. (Contributor)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering (Contributor), Massachusetts Institute of Technology. School of Engineering (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Royal Society, The, 2014-06-06T14:37:19Z.
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