Stroke frequency, but not swimming speed, is related to body size in free-ranging seabirds, pinnipeds and cetaceans

作者: Katsufumi Sato , Yutaka Watanuki , Akinori Takahashi , Patrick J.O Miller , Hideji Tanaka

DOI: 10.1098/RSPB.2006.0005

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摘要: It is obvious, at least qualitatively, that small animals move their locomotory apparatus faster than large animals: insects wings invisibly fast, while birds flap wing...

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