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Hydrodynamic role of longitudinal dorsal ridges in a leatherback turtle swimming
Leatherback sea turtles (Dermochelys coriacea) are known to have a superior diving ability and be highly adapted to pelagic swimming. They have five longitudinal ridges on their carapace. Although it was conjectured that these ridges might be an adaptation for flow control, no rigorous study has bee...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2016
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5046118/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27694826 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep34283 |