Mechanical versus physiological determinants of swimming speeds in diving Brunnich's guillemots

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 202, Issue 13, 1999, Pages 1741-1752

  Lovvorn, James R ^a   Croll, Donald A ^b   Liggins, Geoffrey A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Buoyancy; Diving; Drag; Gliding; Guillemot; Locomotion; Muscle efficiency; Quasi steady model; Stroke glide cycle; Swimming speed; Uria spp.

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BIRD; DIVING; EXERCISE; FLYING; FORELIMB; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SWIMMING;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; BIRDS; DIVING; EXERTION; FLIGHT, ANIMAL; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SWIMMING; WING;

ALCIDAE; ANIMALIA; AVES; CICONIIFORMES; LARIDAE; URIA; URIA LOMVIA;

EID: 0033166805     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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