Loading...

Great hammerhead sharks swim on their side to reduce transport costs

Animals exhibit various physiological and behavioural strategies for minimizing travel costs. Fins of aquatic animals play key roles in efficient travel and, for sharks, the functions of dorsal and pectoral fins are considered well divided: the former assists propulsion and generates lateral hydrody...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Nat Commun
Main Authors: Payne, Nicholas L., Iosilevskii, Gil, Barnett, Adam, Fischer, Chris, Graham, Rachel T., Gleiss, Adrian C., Watanabe, Yuuki Y.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2016
Subjects:
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4963531/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27457414
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ncomms12289
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!