Great hammerhead sharks swim on their side to reduce transport costs

Sharks’ dorsal fins are thought to assist propulsion and turns while pectoral fins are thought to oppose sharks’ negative buoyancy. Here, Payne and colleagues show that hammerhead sharks use an exaggerated dorsal fin to generate lift by swimming on their side.

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Autores principales:	Nicholas L. Payne, Gil Iosilevskii, Adam Barnett, Chris Fischer, Rachel T. Graham, Adrian C. Gleiss, Yuuki Y. Watanabe
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Publicado:	Nature Portfolio 2016
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:e25f61b286a343c6b0a81e56ac6c96af2021-12-02T17:31:50ZGreat hammerhead sharks swim on their side to reduce transport costs10.1038/ncomms122892041-1723https://doaj.org/article/e25f61b286a343c6b0a81e56ac6c96af2016-07-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms12289https://doaj.org/toc/2041-1723Sharks’ dorsal fins are thought to assist propulsion and turns while pectoral fins are thought to oppose sharks’ negative buoyancy. Here, Payne and colleagues show that hammerhead sharks use an exaggerated dorsal fin to generate lift by swimming on their side.Nicholas L. PayneGil IosilevskiiAdam BarnettChris FischerRachel T. GrahamAdrian C. GleissYuuki Y. WatanabeNature PortfolioarticleScienceQENNature Communications, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 1-5 (2016)
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Great hammerhead sharks swim on their side to reduce transport costs

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