Rowing jellyfish contract to maintain neutral buoyancy
ABSTRACT: Jellyfish are easily carried by ocean currents, yet most studies on jellyfish focus on the kinematics in a quiescent fluid. In this experimental and theoretical study, we film six species of rowing jellyfish in a range of background flow speeds at the Georgia Aquarium. Each species has a u...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2018-05-01
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| Series: | Theoretical and Applied Mechanics Letters |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095034918301028 |