Lower size limit of aquatic mammals

被引：16

作者：

Ahlborn, BK

Blake, RW

机构：

[1] Univ British Columbia, Dept Phys, Vancouver, BC VAT 1Z1, Canada

[2] Univ British Columbia, Dept Zool, Vancouver, BC VAT 1Z1, Canada

来源：

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICS | 1999年 / 67卷 / 10期

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D O I：

10.1119/1.19150

中图分类号：

G40 [教育学];

学科分类号：

040101 ; 120403 ;

摘要：

Warm blooded aquatic mammals require a minimum diameter of about 15 cm in order to survive in cold oceans. This follows from the thermal balance and the diameter-to-length aspect ratio D/L approximate to 1/4 of minimum drag, which is characteristic for fast swimming animals. (C) 1999 American Association of Physics Teachers.

引用

页码：920 / 922

页数：3

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