Morphology of the core fibrous layer of the cetacean tail fluke
Abstract The cetacean tail fluke blades are not supported by any vertebral elements. Instead, the majority of the blades are composed of a densely packed collagenous fiber matrix known as the core layer. Fluke blades from six species of odontocete cetaceans were examined to compare the morphology an...
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crwiley:10.1002/jmor.20808 2024-03-31T07:55:28+00:00 Morphology of the core fibrous layer of the cetacean tail fluke Gough, William T. Fish, Frank E. Wainwright, Dylan K. Bart‐Smith, Hilary Office of Naval Research 2018 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jmor.20808 https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1002%2Fjmor.20808 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/jmor.20808 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full-xml/10.1002/jmor.20808 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/am-pdf/10.1002/jmor.20808 en eng Wiley http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#am http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor Journal of Morphology volume 279, issue 6, page 757-765 ISSN 0362-2525 1097-4687 Developmental Biology Animal Science and Zoology journal-article 2018 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1002/jmor.20808 2024-03-04T13:01:03Z Abstract The cetacean tail fluke blades are not supported by any vertebral elements. Instead, the majority of the blades are composed of a densely packed collagenous fiber matrix known as the core layer. Fluke blades from six species of odontocete cetaceans were examined to compare the morphology and orientation of fibers at different locations along the spanwise and chordwise fluke blade axes. The general fiber morphology was consistent with a three‐dimensional structure comprised of two‐dimensional sheets of fibers aligned tightly in a laminated configuration along the spanwise axis. The laminated configuration of the fluke blades helps to maintain spanwise rigidity while allowing partial flexibility during swimming. When viewing the chordwise sectional face at the leading edge and mid‐chord regions, fibers displayed a crossing pattern. This configuration relates to bending and structural support of the fluke blade. The trailing edge core was found to have parallel fibers arranged more dorso‐ventrally. The fiber morphology of the fluke blades was dorso‐ventrally symmetrical and similar in all species except the pygmy sperm whale ( Kogia breviceps ), which was found to have additional core layer fiber bundles running along the span of the fluke blade. These additional fibers may increase stiffness of the structure by resisting tension along their long spanwise axis. Article in Journal/Newspaper Sperm whale Wiley Online Library Journal of Morphology 279 6 757 765 |
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Abstract The cetacean tail fluke blades are not supported by any vertebral elements. Instead, the majority of the blades are composed of a densely packed collagenous fiber matrix known as the core layer. Fluke blades from six species of odontocete cetaceans were examined to compare the morphology and orientation of fibers at different locations along the spanwise and chordwise fluke blade axes. The general fiber morphology was consistent with a three‐dimensional structure comprised of two‐dimensional sheets of fibers aligned tightly in a laminated configuration along the spanwise axis. The laminated configuration of the fluke blades helps to maintain spanwise rigidity while allowing partial flexibility during swimming. When viewing the chordwise sectional face at the leading edge and mid‐chord regions, fibers displayed a crossing pattern. This configuration relates to bending and structural support of the fluke blade. The trailing edge core was found to have parallel fibers arranged more dorso‐ventrally. The fiber morphology of the fluke blades was dorso‐ventrally symmetrical and similar in all species except the pygmy sperm whale ( Kogia breviceps ), which was found to have additional core layer fiber bundles running along the span of the fluke blade. These additional fibers may increase stiffness of the structure by resisting tension along their long spanwise axis. |
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Morphology of the core fibrous layer of the cetacean tail fluke |
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Morphology of the core fibrous layer of the cetacean tail fluke |
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Morphology of the core fibrous layer of the cetacean tail fluke |
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