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Drag, but not buoyancy, affects swim speed in captive Steller sea lions

Swimming at an optimal speed is critical for breath-hold divers seeking to maximize the time they can spend foraging underwater. Theoretical studies have predicted that the optimal swim speed for an animal while transiting to and from depth is independent of buoyancy, but is dependent on drag and me...

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Main Authors: Suzuki, Ippei, Sato, Katsufumi, Fahlman, Andreas, Naito, Yasuhiko, Miyazaki, Nobuyuki, Trites, Andrew W.
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:Inglês
Publicado: The Company of Biologists 2014
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Acceso en liña:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4021360/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24771620
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1242/bio.20146130
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