Control surfaces of aquatic vertebrates: active and passive design and function

Tuna fin hydraulics inspire aquatic robotics

(2017) Michael S. Triantafyllou   SCIENCE

Hydraulic control of tuna fins: A role for the lymphatic system in vertebrate locomotion

(2017) Vadim Pavlov et al.   SCIENCE

Kinematic Diversity in Rorqual Whale Feeding Mechanisms

(2016) David E. Cade et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Secondary Evolution of Aquatic Propulsion in Higher Vertebrates: Validation and Prospect

(2016) Frank E. Fish   INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY

Hydrodynamic properties of fin whale flippers predict maximum rolling performance

(2016) Paolo S. Segre et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

Great hammerhead sharks swim on their side to reduce transport costs

(2016) Nicholas L. Payne et al.   Nature Communications

Reversible Bending of the Dorsal Fins of Harbor Porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) and a Striped Dolphin (Stenella coeruleoalba) in Captivity

(2016) Ronald A. Kastelein et al.   AQUATIC MAMMALS

Quasi-steady state aerodynamics of the cheetah tail

(2016) Amir Patel et al.   Biology Open

Hydrodynamic role of longitudinal dorsal ridges in a leatherback turtle swimming

(2016) Kyeongtae Bang et al.   Scientific Reports

Stability Design and Response to Waves by Batoids

(2015) Frank E. Fish et al.   INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY

Dorsal fin function in spiny dogfish during steady swimming

(2015) A. Maia et al.   JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY

Evolutionary innovation and ecology in marine tetrapods from the Triassic to the Anthropocene

(2015) N. P. Kelley et al.   SCIENCE

Boxfish swimming paradox resolved: forces by the flow of water around the body promote manoeuvrability

(2014) S. Van Wassenbergh et al.   Journal of the Royal Society Interface

Anatomy and muscle activity of the dorsal fins in bamboo sharks and spiny dogfish during turning maneuvers

(2013) Anabela Maia et al.   JOURNAL OF MORPHOLOGY

Functional morphology of the fin rays of teleost fishes

(2013) Brooke E. Flammang et al.   JOURNAL OF MORPHOLOGY

Hydrodynamic performance of the flippers of large-bodied cetaceans in relation to locomotor ecology

(2013) Paul W. Weber et al.   MARINE MAMMAL SCIENCE

Thresher Sharks Use Tail-Slaps as a Hunting Strategy

(2013) Simon P. Oliver et al.   PLoS One

Function of dorsal fins in bamboo shark during steady swimming

(2013) Anabela Maia et al.   ZOOLOGY

Hydrodynamic Characterization of thePolyodon spathulaRostrum Using CFD

(2013) Jeffrey B. Allen et al.   Journal of Applied Mathematics

Underwater acrobatics by the world's largest predator: 360  rolling manoeuvres by lunge-feeding blue whales

(2012) J. A. Goldbogen et al.   Biology Letters

Median fin function during the escape response of bluegill sunfish (Lepomis macrochirus). I: Fin-ray orientation and movement

(2012) B. A. Chadwell et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

Rajiform locomotion: three-dimensional kinematics of the pectoral fin surface during swimming in the freshwater stingray Potamotrygon orbignyi

(2012) E. L. Blevins et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

Functional implications of morphological specializations among the pectoral fin rays of the benthic longhorn sculpin

(2012) N. K. Taft et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

Tail-assisted pitch control in lizards, robots and dinosaurs

(2012) Thomas Libby et al.   NATURE

The Tubercles on Humpback Whales' Flippers: Application of Bio-Inspired Technology

(2011) F. E. Fish et al.   INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY

The three-dimensional shape of serrations at barn owl wings: towards a typical natural serration as a role model for biomimetic applications

(2011) Thomas Bachmann et al.   JOURNAL OF ANATOMY

Escaping the flow: boundary layer use by the darter Etheostoma tetrazonum (Percidae) during benthic station holding

(2011) R. L. Carlson et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

Turning performance of batoids: Limitations of a rigid body

(2011) Jana M. Parson et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MARINE BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY

Batoid Fishes: Inspiration for the Next Generation of Underwater Robots

(2011) Keith W. Moored et al.   MARINE TECHNOLOGY SOCIETY JOURNAL

Biomimetics and Marine Technology: An Introduction

(2011) Frank E. Fish et al.   MARINE TECHNOLOGY SOCIETY JOURNAL

Disentangling the Functional Roles of Morphology and Motion in the Swimming of Fish

(2010) E. D. Tytell et al.   INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY

The effect of fin ray flexural rigidity on the propulsive forces generated by a biorobotic fish pectoral fin

(2010) J. L. Tangorra et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

Morphology and microanatomy of harbor porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) dorsal fin tubercles

(2010) Carly C. Ginter et al.   JOURNAL OF MORPHOLOGY

Functional morphology of the nasal region of a hammerhead shark

(2009) Richard L. Abel et al.   COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY A-MOLECULAR & INTEGRATIVE PHYSIOLOGY

Swimming hydrodynamics: ten questions and the technical approaches needed to resolve them

(2009) George V. Lauder   EXPERIMENTS IN FLUIDS

Lift and drag performance of odontocete cetacean flippers

(2009) P. W. Weber et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

Wingbeat Time and the Scaling of Passive Rotational Damping in Flapping Flight

(2009) T. L. Hedrick et al.   SCIENCE

Evidence of self-correcting spiral flows in swimming boxfishes

(2008) I K Bartol et al.   Bioinspiration & Biomimetics

Simulating the dynamics of flexible bodies and vortex sheets

(2008) Silas Alben   JOURNAL OF COMPUTATIONAL PHYSICS

Kinematics of slow turn maneuvering in the fruit bat Cynopterus brachyotis

(2008) J. Iriarte-Diaz et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

Hydrodynamic performance of the minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) flipper

(2008) L. N. Cooper et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

Hydrodynamics of the escape response in bluegill sunfish, Lepomis macrochirus

(2008) E. D. Tytell et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY