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Oral cavity hydrodynamics and drag production in Balaenid whale suspension feeding
Balaenid whales feed on large aggregates of small and slow-moving prey (predominantly copepods) through a filtration process enabled by baleen. These whales exhibit continuous filtration, namely, with the mouth kept partially opened and the baleen exposed to oncoming prey-laden waters while fluking....
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2017
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5388472/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28399142 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0175220 |