Flow simulation along a seal: The impact of an external device

European Journal of Wildlife Research

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 131-140

  Hazekamp, Anja A H ^a   Mayer, Roy ^b   Osinga, Nynke ^a  

^a Seal Rehabilitation and Research Centre   (Netherlands)

^b FlowMotion Germany ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Computational fluid dynamics (CFD); Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus); Satellite transmitter; Telemetry

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; HALICHOERUS GRYPUS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 77952545060     PISSN: 16124642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10344-009-0293-0     Document Type: Article

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