Swimming fundamentals: turning performance of leopard sharks (Triakis semifasciata) is predicted by body shape and postural reconfiguration
Authors:
- Marianne E. PorterMPMarianne E. Porter
- Cassandra M. RoqueCRCassandra M. Roque
- John H. LongJLJohn H. Long
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Funding Information
- Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology
- National Science Foundation (DBI-0442269, IBM-0317155, IOS-922605)
- American Elasmobranch Society
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