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ArticleBiology letters2019

Swimming from coast to coast: a novel fixed-gear swimming gait in fish.

E D Gellman, T R Tandler, D J Ellerby

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Article in Biology letters, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

E D GellmanDepartment of Biological Sciences, Wellesley College , 106 Central Street, Wellesley, MA 02481 , USA.
T R TandlerDepartment of Biological Sciences, Wellesley College , 106 Central Street, Wellesley, MA 02481 , USA.
D J EllerbyDepartment of Biological Sciences, Wellesley College , 106 Central Street, Wellesley, MA 02481 , USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Bluegill sunfish use intermittent propulsion during volitional swimming. The function of this propulsive mode during routine swimming has not been well quantified. At low speeds, propulsive cycle frequencies and amplitudes were constant, and average speed and power output were controlled by modulating coasting duration. This fixed-gear gait may accommodate muscle level constraints on power production. At higher speeds bluegills switched to a mixed power-modulation strategy, increasing speed and power through increased propulsive cycle frequency and reduced coasting time.

Indexed as

PerciformesSwimmingAnimalsBiomechanical PhenomenaFishesGaitfixed geargaitintermittent propulsionswimming

Identifiers

PMID31164066
PMCPMC6597508

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