Biometrics · 1982 · 391 citations · 0 references
EngineeringBiologyZoologyAerodynamicsFluid MechanicsPropulsionComparative BiomechanicsFish LocomotionFish Swimming KinematicsHydrodynamics Of Fish SwimmingHydrodynamics Of SwimmingSwimming At Low Reynolds NumberSwimming LocomotionSwimming MechanicsSwimming MotilitySwimming Propulsion
Preface 1. General considerations 2. The Stokesian realm 3. Swimming of a sheet 4. The biology of low-Reynolds-number locomotion 5. Resistive-force theory of flagellar propulsion 6. Analysis of the flagellum 7. Ciliary propulsion 8. The Eulerian realm: the inertial force 9. The Eulerian realm: the vortex force 10. The swimming of fish 11. Some aspects of the aerodynamics of birds and insects 12. Interactions References Index.