Hydrodynamic flow control in marine mammals

Integrative and Comparative Biology

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 788-800

  Fish, Frank E ^a   Howle, Laurens E ^b   Murray, Mark M ^c  

^a WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Duke University   (United States)

^c UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CETACEA; MAMMALIA; MEGAPTERA; MEGAPTERA NOVAEANGLIAE; PINNIPEDIA; SIRENIA; TREMATODA;

EID: 57349189119     PISSN: 15407063     EISSN: 15577023     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icb/icn029     Document Type: Conference Paper

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