Definition: Drag swimmers use a cyclic motion where they push water back in a power stroke, and return their limb forward in the return or recovery stroke. When they push water directly backwards, this moves their body forward, but as they return their limbs to the starting position, they push water forward, which will thus pull them back to some degree, and so opposes the direction that the body is heading. This opposing force is called drag. The return-stroke drag causes drag swimmers to employ different strategies than lift swimmers. Reducing drag on the return stroke is essential for optimizing efficiency.
Definition: overall repetitive or reflective pattern in the body of one individual of this taxon. eg: bilateral symmetry, rotational symmetry, radial symmetry
Definition: Drag swimmers use a cyclic motion where they push water back in a power stroke, and return their limb forward in the return or recovery stroke. When they push water directly backwards, this moves their body forward, but as they return their limbs to the starting position, they push water forward, which will thus pull them back to some degree, and so opposes the direction that the body is heading. This opposing force is called drag. The return-stroke drag causes drag swimmers to employ different strategies than lift swimmers. Reducing drag on the return stroke is essential for optimizing efficiency.
Definition: Component found in mineralized skeletal tissue, (a specialized form of biogenic tissue in which the extracellular matrix is mineralized, and which functions in mechanical and structural support.)
Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of Kamakidae Myers & Lowry 2003. View this species on GBIF
Kamakidae Myers & Lowry 2003 Habitats
The environments in which many Kamakidae Myers & Lowry 2003 species are known to live. Select an environment to see its Kamakidae Myers & Lowry 2003 species checklist.
Kamakidae Myers & Lowry 2003 Habitats
The environments in which many Kamakidae Myers & Lowry 2003 species are known to live. Select an environment to see its Kamakidae Myers & Lowry 2003 species checklist.
