Dynamics of the aerial maneuvers of spinner dolphins

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 209, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 590-598

  Fish, Frank E ^a   Nicastro, Anthony J ^a   Weihs, Daniel ^b  

^a WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Angular momentum; Maneuver; Spinner dolphin; Spinning; Stenella longirostris; Swimming

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMECHANICS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSIOLOGY; STENELLA; SWIMMING; TORQUE;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOTOR ACTIVITY; STENELLA; SWIMMING; TORQUE;

DIGENEA (FLUKES); ECHENEIDAE; STENELLA (CETACEA); STENELLA LONGIROSTRIS; TREMATODA;

EID: 33644966308     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.02034     Document Type: Article

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