A hydrodynamically active flipper-stroke in humpback whales

A central paradigm of aquatic locomotion is that cetaceans use fluke strokes to power their swimming while relying on lift and torque generated by the flippers to perform maneuvers such as rolls, pitch changes and turns [1]. Compared to other cetaceans, humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) have...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Current biology 2017-07, Vol.27 (13), p.R636-R637
Hauptverfasser:	Segre, Paolo S., Seakamela, S. Mduduzi, Meÿer, Michael A., Findlay, Ken P., Goldbogen, Jeremy A.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animal Fins - physiology Animals Biomechanical Phenomena Feeding Behavior Humpback Whale - physiology Hydrodynamics Swimming
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