Fish optimize sensing and respiration during undulatory swimming

Head movements of swimming fishes are thought to exist only because of recoil of the oscillating tail. Here, Akanyeti et al. show that by controlling the timing of head movements, fish can improve their swimming efficiency while simultaneously optimizing sensing and respiration.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: O. Akanyeti, P. J. M. Thornycroft, G. V. Lauder, Y. R. Yanagitsuru, A. N. Peterson, J. C. Liao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2016-03-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms11044