Hybrid metachronal rowing augments swimming speed and acceleration via increased stroke amplitude.
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DOI: 10.1093/icb/icab141
Abstract: Numerous aquatic invertebrates use drag-based metachronal rowing for swimming, in which closely spaced appendages are oscillated starting from the posterior, with each appendage phase-shifted in time relative to its neighbor. Continuously swimming species such as… read more here.
Keywords: swimming speed; hybrid metachronal; metachronal rowing; stroke amplitude ... See more keywords