Fig. 3. Corrective roll turn performed by an intact animal. (A,B) The side and top
views for 18 consecutive frames. (CE) Curvature plots for frames 2
(red), 13 (blue) and 17 (green) are analogous to those in
Fig. 2. In frame 2, the animal
is positioned with its right side up and starts rolling to the right. In frame
13, the animal has almost reached the dorsal-side-up position. In frame 18,
the animal is positioned with its dorsal side up and its body is straightened
in the sagittal plane; this shape is similar to that during normal swimming.
Note that in E all data points for frame 2 are situated in right ventral and
left dorsal quadrants and that most of the data points for frame 13 are
located in left ventral and right dorsal quadrants. On the other hand most of
the data points for frame 18 are located close to the abscissa, as seen during
undisturbed swimming. R, right; L, left; D, dorsal; V, ventral sides of the
body. White dots in frames 13-18 are the white markers attached to the skin
along the dorsal midline.