New insight into the swimming kinematics of wild Green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas)

Abstract Biomechanically, sea turtles could be perceived as birds of the ocean as they glide and flap their forelimbs to produce the necessary forces required for locomotion, making sea turtles an interesting animal to study. However, being an endangered species makes studying the sea turtle's...

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Main Authors: Nick van der Geest, Lorenzo Garcia, Roy Nates, Daniel A. Godoy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-10-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-21459-y