Fig. 3. Schematic summary illustrating body and wake variables measured relative to the horizontal: body angle, from a line drawn along the ventral body surface; path of motion of the center of mass; tail angle between the caudal peduncle and dorsal tail lobe; ring axis angle from a line extending between the two centers of vorticity; and mean vortex jet angle. Angle measurements from the variables of interest (dotted lines) to the horizontal (dashed line) are indicated by the curved solid lines. Angles above the horizontal are considered positive and those below the horizontal negative. Ring axis angle was measured from 0 to 180 °.

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