"Swimming" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
An activity in which the body is propelled through water by specific movement of the arms and/or the legs. Swimming as propulsion through water by the movement of limbs, tail, or fins of animals is often studied as a form of PHYSICAL EXERTION or endurance.
| Descriptor ID |
D013550
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G11.427.410.568.800 G11.427.410.698.277.875 I03.350.875 I03.450.642.845.945.500
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2000 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2007 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2009 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2012 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2013 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Swimming" by people in Profiles.
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Dynamics and energetics of bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) fluke-and-glide gait. J Exp Biol. 2023 08 01; 226(15).
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Locomotor, ecological and phylogenetic drivers of skeletal proportions in frogs. J Anat. 2023 09; 243(3):404-420.
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The Water to Land Transition Submerged: Multifunctional Design of Pectoral Fins for Use in Swimming and in Association with Underwater Substrate. Integr Comp Biol. 2022 10 29; 62(4):908-921.
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Investigating microscale patchiness of motile microbes under turbulence in a simulated convective mixed layer. PLoS Comput Biol. 2022 07; 18(7):e1010291.
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A new elpistostegalian from the Late Devonian of the Canadian Arctic. Nature. 2022 08; 608(7923):563-568.
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Pectoral fin kinematics and motor patterns are shaped by fin ray mechanosensation during steady swimming in Scarus quoyi. J Exp Biol. 2020 01 23; 223(Pt 2).
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Escape responses of fish: a review of the diversity in motor control, kinematics and behaviour. J Exp Biol. 2019 09 18; 222(Pt 18).
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Functional morphology of endurance swimming performance and gait transition strategies in balistoid fishes. J Exp Biol. 2019 04 24; 222(Pt 8).
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Fins as Mechanosensors for Movement and Touch-Related Behaviors. Integr Comp Biol. 2018 11 01; 58(5):844-859.
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A comparison of pectoral fin ray morphology and its impact on fin ray flexural stiffness in labriform swimmers. J Morphol. 2018 08; 279(8):1031-1044.