Propulsion in cubomedusae: mechanisms and utility.

Evolutionary constraints which limit the forces produced during bell contractions of medusae affect the overall medusan morphospace such that jet propulsion is limited to only small medusae. Cubomedusae, which often possess large prolate bells and are thought to swim via jet propulsion, appear to vi...

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Huvudupphovsmän: Sean P Colin, John H Costello, Kakani Katija, Jamie Seymour, Kristen Kiefer
Materialtyp: Artikel
Språk:English
Publicerad: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Serie:PLoS ONE
Länkar:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3577916?pdf=render