Data for optimizing energetics of lateral undulatory locomotion unveiling morphological adaptations in different environments

Ongoing efforts seek to unravel theories that can make simple, quantitative, and reasonably accurate predictions of the morphological adaptive changes that arise with the size variation. Yet, relatively scant attention has been directed towards lateral undulatory locomotion. In the current study, we explore: i) the constraints imposed by the variation of length and mass in viscous and dry friction environments on the cost of transport (COT) of lateral undulatory locomotion, and ii) the role of the body, environment, and input oscillations in such an intricate interplay. In a dry friction environment, minimum COT correlates with stiffer and longer bodies, higher frictional anisotropy, and angular amplitudes greater than 10o. Conversely, a viscous environment favors flexible long bodies, higher frictional anisotropy, and angular amplitudes lower than 30o. In both environments, optimizing mass and maintaining low angular frequencies minimizes COT. Our conclusions are applicable only in the..., The data is collected through the mathematical model simulations. , , # Data for optimizing energetics of lateral undulatory locomotion unveiling morphological adaptations in different environments

DOI link to this data set is [https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.w6m905r0k](https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.w6m905r0k)

## Description

There are two main files, \"Generating Figures 4_6_8.nb\" and \"Generating Figures 5_7_9.nb\". These files are mathematica notebooks created using Mathematica 14.0. Use Mathematica to open them. These two notebooks uses the rest of the data files to generate the figures. \".mx\" files contains the data of the calculated cost of transport (J/(kg m)) and forward speed (m/s). The same data has been provided in .CSV format placed in \"Data CSV Files\" folder.

Run this line first SetDirectory[NotebookDirectory[]]; to set the notebook directory as the working directory. The line is already included in the notebook files.

Data files are read and stored in the constant cotfig, followed by the figure number and subplot identifier (e.g., 'a', 'b', e...,