Comparative biomechanics: the jellyfish paradox resolved.
Studying the mechanics of swirling water has solved a mystery about the evolution of body shape and size in jellyfish.
McHenry
Matthew J
MJ
Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, 321 Steinhaus Hall, University of California, Irvine, California 92697, USA. mmchenry@uci.edu
D000818:Animals; D005075:Biological Evolution; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D049628:Body Size; D009132:Muscles / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology; D037401:Scyphozoa / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000502:physiology*; D013550:Swimming / Q000502:physiology*