Maneuverability by the sea lion Zalophus californianus: Turning performance of an unstable body design

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 206, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 667-674

  Fish, Frank E ^a   Hurley, Jenifer ^b   Costa, Daniel P ^c  

^a WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MOSS LANDING MARINE LABORATORIES   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

California sea lion; Maneuverability; Stability; Swimming; Turning; Zalophus californianus

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY CONSTITUTION; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PHYSIOLOGY; ROTATION; SEAL; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SKELETAL MUSCLE; VIDEORECORDING;

ANIMALS; BODY CONSTITUTION; FEMALE; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; ROTATION; SEA LIONS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; VIDEO RECORDING;

ANIMALIA; CETACEA; MAMMALIA; OTARIIDAE; PANTHERA LEO; PHOCIDAE; PINNIPEDIA; ZALOPHUS; ZALOPHUS CALIFORNIANUS;

EID: 0037324466     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.00144     Document Type: Article

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