1 40 1 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. URL Address <a href="http://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.014134" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.014134</a> Pages 1859–1867 Volume 211 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Hydrodynamic performance of the minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) flipper. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Journal of experimental biology Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2008 2008-06 Subject The topic of the resource Animals; Biomechanical Phenomena; Video Recording; Extremities/anatomy & histology/*physiology; Biophysical Phenomena; Biophysics; Feeding Behavior/physiology; Minke Whale/*physiology; Swimming/*physiology; Models; Anatomic Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Cooper Lisa Noelle; Sedano Nils; Johansson Stig; May Bryan; Brown Joey D; Holliday Casey M; Kot Brian W; Fish Frank E Description An account of the resource Minke whales (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) are the smallest member of balaenopterid whales and little is known of their kinematics during feeding maneuvers. These whales have narrow and elongated flippers that are small relative to body size compared to related species such as right and gray whales. No experimental studies have addressed the hydrodynamic properties of minke whale flippers and their functional role during feeding maneuvers. This study integrated wind tunnel, locomotion and anatomical range of motion data to identify functional parameters of the cambered minke whale flipper. A full-sized cast of a minke whale flipper was used in wind tunnel testing of lift, drag and stall behavior at six speeds, corresponding to swimming speeds of 0.7-8.9 m s(-1). Flow over the model surface stalled between 10 degrees and 14 degrees angle of attack (alpha) depending on testing speed. When the leading edge was rotated ventrally, loss in lift occurred around -18 degrees alpha regardless of speed. Range of mobility in the fresh limb was approximately 40% greater than the range of positive lift-generating angles of attack predicted by wind tunnel data (+14 degrees alpha). Video footage, photographs and observations of swimming, engulfment feeding and gulping minke whales showed limb positions corresponding to low drag in wind tunnel tests, and were therefore hydrodynamically efficient. Flippers play an important role in orienting the body during feeding maneuvers as they maintain trim of the body, an action that counters drag-induced torque of the body during water and prey intake. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="http://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.014134" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">10.1242/jeb.014134</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Article information provided for research and reference use only. All rights are retained by the journal listed under publisher and/or the creator(s). 2008 Anatomic Animals Biomechanical Phenomena Biophysical Phenomena Biophysics Brown Joey D Cooper Lisa Noelle Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology Extremities/anatomy & histology/*physiology Feeding Behavior/physiology Fish Frank E Holliday Casey M Johansson Stig Kot Brian W May Bryan Minke Whale/*physiology Models NEOMED College of Medicine Sedano Nils Swimming/*physiology The Journal of experimental biology Video Recording