Webb, P. W. (1993).  Swimming. Pages  47-74 in  D. H. Evans, ed. The Physiology 
of Fishes, CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida (USA).
	
By definition, fish swim, but "swimming" is a loose term for a wide and complex 
set of adaptive movements whereby fish perform the numerous activities necessary 
to survive in diverse habitats. As a result, physiological studies pertinent to 
swimming are legion, necessitating discussion of only a few selected topics in 
this chapter, which focuses on the nature and properties of the propulsion 
system. This is comprised of a propulsor that transfers momentum from the fish 
to the water, thereby generating thrust, and the muscles that drive those 
propulsors. Neural control systems are not discussed. Swimming energetics are 
discussed because driving the propulsors is a major expense affecting design 
criteria for many other physiological systems as well as the impact of fish on 
their ecological resource base. In addition, the amount of energy available for 
swimming is often constrained by environmental factors. Scale effects are 
omitted.