2023
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.245346
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A fundamental propulsive mechanism employed by swimmers and flyers throughout the animal kingdom

Abstract: Even casual observations of a crow in flight or a shark swimming demonstrate that animal propulsive structures bend in patterned sequences during movement. Detailed engineering studies using controlled models in combination with analysis of flows left in the wakes of moving animals or objects have largely confirmed that flexibility can confer speed and efficiency advantages. These studies have generally focused on the material properties of propulsive structures (propulsors). However, recent developments provi… Show more

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