Aquatic locomotion or swimming is biologically propelled motion through a liquid medium. The simplest propulsive systems are composed of cilia and flagella...

Locomotion may refer to: Motion (physics) Robot locomotion, of man-made devices Aquatic locomotion Flight Locomotion in space Terrestrial locomotion Animal...

Fish locomotion is the various types of animal locomotion used by fish, principally by swimming. This is achieved in different groups of fish by a variety...

and global climate change. Wetlands portal Aquatic Aquatic ecosystem Aquatic locomotion Aquatic mammal Aquatic plant Freshwater snail Marine biology Marine...

of salamander locomotion. Animal locomotion Aquatic locomotion Locomotion in space Locomotive Robot locomotion Terrestrial locomotion Guo, Z. V.; Mahadeven...

Several organisms are capable of rolling locomotion. However, true wheels and propellers—despite their utility in human vehicles—do not play a significant...

Lateral undulation is the sole mode of aquatic locomotion, and the most common mode of terrestrial locomotion. In this mode, the body of the snake alternately...

specialized limb with interdigital membranes (webbings) that aids in aquatic locomotion, present in a variety of tetrapod vertebrates. This adaptation is...

efficient locomotion, which is in most cases essential for basic functions such as catching prey. A fusiform, torpedo-like body form is seen in many aquatic animals...

Terrestrial locomotion has evolved as animals adapted from aquatic to terrestrial environments. Locomotion on land raises different problems than that...

Fin and flipper locomotion occurs mostly in aquatic locomotion, and rarely in terrestrial locomotion. From the three common states of matter — gas, liquid...

alien plants. Wetlands portal Aquatic animal Aquatic Botany (journal) Aquatic Aquatic ecosystem Aquatic locomotion Aquatic mammal Botany List of freshwater...

fishes that it actually evolved a dorsal fin and tail fin for improved aquatic locomotion. These structures are all the more remarkable because they evolved...

ultimately decline and perish. Wetlands portal Aquatic animal Aquatic ecosystem Aquatic locomotion Aquatic mammal Aquatic plant Botany Plant community Raunkiær...

generally similar to Pakicetus, but smaller and more gracile. Therefore, locomotion is also thought to be reliant on quadrupedal paddling. Ichthyolestes exhibits...

broad, flattened limb adapted for aquatic locomotion. It refers to the fully webbed, swimming appendages of aquatic vertebrates that are not fish. In...

Lauder, George V.; Pierce, Stephanie E. (May 7, 2020). "Tail-propelled aquatic locomotion in a theropod dinosaur". Nature. 581 (7806): 67–70. Bibcode:2020Natur...

on fish as a means of locomotion. Fish fins are used to generate thrust and control the subsequent motion. Fish and other aquatic animals, such as cetaceans...

Bio-inspired robotic locomotion is a fairly new[citation needed] subcategory of bio-inspired design. It is about learning concepts from nature and applying...

Hussain, S. T.; Arif, M. (1994). "Fossil Evidence for the Origin of Aquatic Locomotion in Archaeocete Whales". Science. 263 (5144): 210–212. doi:10.1126/science...

(1996). "Mechanics of propulsion by multiple fins: kinematics of aquatic locomotion in the burrfish (Chilomycterus schoepfi)". Proceedings of the Royal...

M.; Davies, J. B. C. (1999). "Review of Fish Swimming Modes for Aquatic Locomotion" (PDF). IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering. 24 (2): 237–252. Bibcode:1999IJOE...

but these were all aquatic. The first crown-tetrapods (last common ancestors of extant tetrapods capable of terrestrial locomotion) appeared by the very...

bodies of water too. Wetlands portal Aquatic animal Aquatic ecosystem Aquatic locomotion Aquatic mammal Aquatic plant Marine invertebrates Marine mammal...

era. Sauropterygians were a diverse group of aquatic reptiles adapted for flipper-based aquatic locomotion. This group included the plesiosaurs, nothosaurs...

was inspired by those of Neon Genesis Evangelion and invertebrate aquatic locomotion among sea creatures such as jellyfish, octopuses and squid, to imagine...

Tail sailing refers to the action of whales lifting their tails clear of the water for long periods of time. The process is rarely observed by humans,...

medial, unpaired fin that is located on the midline of the backs of some aquatic vertebrates. In development of the embryo in teleost fish, the dorsal fin...

otter, but shows evidence of quadrupedal swimming—retaining a form of aquatic locomotion that led to those employed by modern pinnipeds. Potamotherium, which...

functional equivalent of a diaphragm by incorporating muscles used for aquatic locomotion into respiration. Salt glands are present in the tongues of crocodiles...