Hydrodynamic Performance of Aquatic Flapping: Efficiency of Underwater Flight in the Manta
The manta is the largest marine organism to swim by dorsoventral oscillation (flapping) of the pectoral fins. The manta has been considered to swim with a high efficiency stroke, but this assertion has not been previously examined. The oscillatory swimming strokes of the manta were examined by detai...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2016-07-01
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| Series: | Aerospace |
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| Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/2226-4310/3/3/20 |