Hydrodynamic trail following in a California sea lion (Zalophus californianus)

Journal of Comparative Physiology A: Neuroethology, Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology

Volumn 197, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 141-151

  Gläser, Nele ^a,b   Wieskotten, Sven ^a,b   Otter, Christian ^a,b   Dehnhardt, Guido ^a,b   Hanke, Wolf ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROSTOCK   (Germany)

^b Marine Science Center   (Germany)

Author keywords

Hydrodynamic trail following; Mystacial vibrissae; Sea lion; Vibrissal hair types

Indexed keywords

EID: 78751623391     PISSN: 03407594     EISSN: 14321351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00359-010-0594-5     Document Type: Article

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