Caudal fin allometry in the white shark Carcharodon carcharias: Implications for locomotory performance and ecology

Naturwissenschaften

Volumn 92, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 231-236

  Lingham Soliar, Theagarten ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRY; LOCOMOTION; MORPHOLOGY; SHARK;

ALLOMETRY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; ECOLOGY; ENERGY METABOLISM; EVOLUTION; HYDRODYNAMICS; LIFESTYLE; LIVER; LOCOMOTION; MAMMAL; MORPHOMETRICS; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NONHUMAN; PREDATION; PREY; SHARK; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SWIMMING;

ANIMAL STRUCTURES; ANIMALS; BODY SIZE; ECOSYSTEM; MOTOR ACTIVITY; SHARKS;

ANIMALIA; CARCHARODON CARCHARIAS; CHONDRICHTHYES; DELPHINIDAE; DELPHINUS CAPENSIS; LAMNIDAE; MAMMALIA; TURSIOPS ADUNCUS;

EID: 20044361824     PISSN: 00281042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00114-005-0614-4     Document Type: Article

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