Wing Design and Morphology of the Harbor Porpoise Dorsal Fin

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 258, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 284-295

  Pavlov, Vadim V ^a  

^a V I VERNADSKY CRIMEAN FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Dorsal fin; Harbor porpoise; Hydrodynamics; Morphology; Skin

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ANATOMY; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; LIMB; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; PORPOISE; SKIN;

ADAPTATION, BIOLOGICAL; ANATOMY, CROSS-SECTIONAL; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHTS AND MEASURES; EXTREMITIES; FEMALE; MALE; MODELS, ANATOMIC; PORPOISES; SKIN;

PHOCOENA; PHOCOENA PHOCOENA; PHOCOENIDAE;

EID: 0344584489     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmor.10135     Document Type: Article

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