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Hitching a lift hydrodynamically - in swimming, flying and cycling
Swimming animals set the water around them moving, and flying animals generate air movements. Other animals traveling with them can save energy by exploiting these movements of the fluid medium; similarly, a cyclist can save energy by riding close behind another. A new study of dolphin mothers and c...
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BioMed Central
2004
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC416560/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15132738 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/jbiol5 |