Hitching a ride: The formation locomotion strategy of dolphin calves

Functional Ecology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 278-283

  Noren, S R ^a,c   Biedenbach, G ^b   Redfern, J V ^a   Edwards, E F ^a  

^a SOUTHWEST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b Dolphin Quest   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cetaceans; Echelon position; Hydrodynamics; Stroke and glide propulsion; Swimming kinematics

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOLPHIN; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ENERGY BUDGET; HYDRODYNAMICS; KINEMATICS; NEONATE; SWIMMING BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALIA; CETACEA; MAMMALIA; TREMATODA; TURSIOPS; TURSIOPS TRUNCATUS;

EID: 40949091574     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: 13652435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2007.01353.x     Document Type: Article

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