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Physical modeling of vortical cross-step flow in the American paddlefish, Polyodon spathula

Vortical cross-step filtration in suspension-feeding fish has been reported recently as a novel mechanism, distinct from other biological and industrial filtration processes. Although crossflow passing over backward-facing steps generates vortices that can suspend, concentrate, and transport particl...

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Autores principales: Brooks, Hannah, Haines, Grant E., Lin, M. Carly, Sanderson, S. Laurie
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5862459/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29561890
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0193874