Mechanics of remora removal by dolphin spinning

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 707-714

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

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^b WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; DOLPHIN; PERCIFORM;

REMORA;

EID: 34250350060     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: 17487692     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.2007.00131.x     Document Type: Article

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