Travel at low energetic cost by swimming and wave-riding bottlenose dolphins
Williams, T. M. ; Friedl, W. A. ; Fong, M. L. ; Yamada, R. M. ; Sedivy, P. ; Haun, J. E.
[s.l.] : Nature Publishing Group
Published 1992
[s.l.] : Nature Publishing Group
Published 1992
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1476-4687
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Nature Archives 1869 - 2009
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Biology
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Medicine
Natural Sciences in General
Physics
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[Auszug] To determine whether there is an energetic saving associated with wave-riding, we trained bottlenose dolphins to follow a moving boat (Fig. 1). Freely swimming dolphins remained at least 1 m below the water surface and were positioned outside the boat's wake. Wave-riding dolphins ...
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