SEMICIRCULAR CANAL AND OTOLITHIC ORGAN FUNCTION IN FREE SWIMMING FISH.

Abstract

The report analyzes the physical forces acting on fish swimming in bowls at the end of an arm of a centrifuge. From these analyses, the corrective forces of the fish are determined and their magnitudes and directions are evaluated. Under the experimental conditions, the horizontal semicircular canals play no effective part in fish orientation. The other pairs of canals are moderately or extremely important. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1968
Accession Number
AD0676669

Entities

People

  • Howard Chase Howland

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Anatomy
  • Biological Sciences
  • Body Regions
  • Centrifuges
  • Ear
  • Head (Anatomy)
  • Laboratory Equipment
  • Locomotion
  • Organs (Anatomy)
  • Orientation (Direction)
  • Swimming

Readers

  • Brain and Cognitive Science; Experimental Psychology; Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Marine Ecotoxicology
  • Urban Planning and Geography.