Tuning gastropod locomotion: Modeling the influence of mucus rheology on the cost of crawling

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dc.creatorLauga, Eric
dc.creatorHosoi, A. E.
dc.date2006-08-16
dc.date2006-08-17
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T10:06:47Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T10:06:47Z
dc.descriptionCommon gastropods such as snails crawl on a solid substrate by propagating muscular waves of shear stress on a viscoelastic mucus. Producing the mucus accounts for the largest component in the gastropod's energy budget, more than twenty times the amount of mechanical work used in crawling. Using a simple mechanical model, we show that the shear-thinning properties of the mucus favor a decrease in the amount of mucus necessary for crawling, thereby decreasing the overall energetic cost of locomotion.
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dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0608363
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0608363
dc.identifierPhys. Fluids (2006) 18, 113102
dc.identifierdoi:10.1063/1.2382591
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/170445
dc.subjectSoft Condensed Matter
dc.subjectBiological Physics
dc.subjectFluid Dynamics
dc.subjectTissues and Organs
dc.titleTuning gastropod locomotion: Modeling the influence of mucus rheology on the cost of crawling
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