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Suction-based propulsion as a basis for efficient animal swimming

A central and long-standing tenet in the conceptualization of animal swimming is the idea that propulsive thrust is generated by pushing the surrounding water rearward. Inherent in this perspective is the assumption that locomotion involves the generation of locally elevated pressures in the fluid t...

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Autores principales: Gemmell, Brad J., Colin, Sean P., Costello, John H., Dabiri, John O.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Pub. Group 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4667611/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26529342
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ncomms9790