2024
DOI: 10.1101/2024.07.24.605009
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Going around the bend to understand the role of leg coalescence in metachronal swimming

Nils B. Tack,
Sara O. Santos,
Monica M. Wilhelmus

Abstract: Many of the most abundant aquatic invertebrates display metachronal swimming by sequentially beating closely spaced flexible appendages. Common biophysical mechanisms like appendage spatial asymmetry and phase drive the success and performance of this locomotor mode, which is generally explained by the need to maximize thrust production. However, the potential role of these mechanisms in drag reduction, another important contributor to the overall swimming performance, has yet to be evaluated. We present a com… Show more

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