Functional dorsoventral symmetry in relation to lift-based swimming in the ocean sunfish Mola mola.
The largest (up to 2 tons) and a globally distributed teleost--the ocean sunfish Mola mola--is commonly regarded as a planktonic fish because of its unusual shape including absence of caudal fin. This common view was recently questioned because the horizontal movements of the ocean sunfish tracked b...
Main Authors: | Yuuki Watanabe, Katsufumi Sato |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2008-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/18941510/pdf/?tool=EBI |
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