JOURNAL ARTICLE

Drag reduction of fish skin mucus: Relationship to mode of swimming and size

G Bernadsky

Year: 1993 Journal:   Journal of Fish Biology Vol: 42 (5)Pages: 797-800   Publisher: Wiley

Abstract

Drag reduction by skin mucus was measured from Gulf of Eilat fish. Activity of burst swimmers was greater than manoeuvre swimming fish. Large fish from the same species had higher mucus drag reducing activity than smaller specimens.

Keywords:
Mucus Drag Biology Fish <Actinopterygii> Fishery Zoology Ecology Mechanics Physics

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Fish Ecology and Management Studies
Physical Sciences →  Environmental Science →  Nature and Landscape Conservation
Physiological and biochemical adaptations
Physical Sciences →  Environmental Science →  Ecology
Fish biology, ecology, and behavior
Physical Sciences →  Environmental Science →  Nature and Landscape Conservation

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