Stabilization mechanism in swimming odontocete cetaceans by phased movements

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 515-528

  Fish, F E ^a   Peacock, J E ^a   Rohr, J J ^b  

^a WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Naval Command   (United States)

Author keywords

Cetaceans; Delphinapterus leucas; Dolphin; Globicephala melaena; Kinematics; Lagenorhynchus obliquidens; Orcinus orca; Pseudorca crassidens; Recoil; Stability; Stenella plagiodon; Swimming; Tursiops truncatus

Indexed keywords

CETACEAN; DOLPHIN; KINEMATICS; MOVEMENT; STABILIZATION; SWIMMING;

ANIMALIA; CETACEA; DELPHINAPTERUS LEUCAS; DIGENEA (FLUKES); GLOBICEPHALA MELAENA; GLOBICEPHALA MELAS; LAGENORHYNCHUS; LAGENORHYNCHUS OBLIQUIDENS; LEUCAS; MAMMALIA; ORCINUS ORCA; PARALICHTHYS DENTATUS; PSEUDORCA CRASSIDENS; STENELLA FRONTALIS; STENELLA PLAGIODON; TREMATODA; TURSIOPS TRUNCATUS;

EID: 0037930041     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.2003.tb01318.x     Document Type: Article

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