Cargando…

Kinematics of swimming and thrust production during powerstroking bouts of the swim frenzy in green turtle hatchlings

Hatchling sea turtles emerge from nests, crawl down the beach and enter the sea where they typically enter a stereotypical hyperactive swimming frenzy. During this swim the front flippers are moved up and down in a flapping motion and are the primary source of thrust production. I used high-speed vi...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Booth, David T.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Company of Biologists 2014
Materias:
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4197437/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25190060
http://dx.doi.org/10.1242/bio.20149480

Ejemplares similares