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Table 2.

Kármán gait kinematics and cylinder wake variables

	Dead trout	Live trout	Cylinder
Tail-beat frequency (Hz)	2.77±0.03	2.21±0.06	2.87^{^†}
Body wavelength (L)	1.47±0.07	2.14±0.08	1.22^{^†}
Head amplitude (L)	0.07±0.01	0.10±0.01
Head angle (deg.)^*	16.15±0.01	15.05±0.10

	Dead trout	Live trout	Cylinder
Tail-beat frequency (Hz)	2.77±0.03	2.21±0.06	2.87^{^†}
Body wavelength (L)	1.47±0.07	2.14±0.08	1.22^{^†}
Head amplitude (L)	0.07±0.01	0.10±0.01
Head angle (deg.)^*	16.15±0.01	15.05±0.10

Values are means ± s.e.m.

Not significantly different between dead and live trout(P<0.05; N=5 fish).

Value represents the expected vortex shedding frequency or the expected wake wavelength.