Convergent evolution in locomotory patterns of flying and swimming animals
Locomotion is one of the major energetic costs faced by animals and various strategies have evolved to reduce its cost. Birds use interspersed periods of flapping and gliding to reduce the mechanical requirements of level flight while undergoing cyclical changes in flight altitude, known as undulati...
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ftdeakinunifig:oai:figshare.com:article/20953696 2023-05-15T16:05:42+02:00 Convergent evolution in locomotory patterns of flying and swimming animals A Gleiss S Jorgensen N Liebsch J Sala B Norman Graeme Hays F Quintana E Grundy C Campagna A Trites B Block R Wilson 2011-06-14T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30058289 https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Convergent_evolution_in_locomotory_patterns_of_flying_and_swimming_animals/20953696 unknown http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30058289 https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Convergent_evolution_in_locomotory_patterns_of_flying_and_swimming_animals/20953696 All Rights Reserved Uncategorized biological sciences ecology evolution zoology Science & Technology Multidisciplinary Sciences Science & Technology - Other Topics SOUTHERN ELEPHANT SEALS INTERMITTENT FLIGHT DIVING BEHAVIOR BODY ANGLE ENERGY MOVEMENTS SHARKS BUOYANCY STRATEGIES DENSITY Text Journal contribution 2011 ftdeakinunifig 2022-11-17T21:48:15Z Locomotion is one of the major energetic costs faced by animals and various strategies have evolved to reduce its cost. Birds use interspersed periods of flapping and gliding to reduce the mechanical requirements of level flight while undergoing cyclical changes in flight altitude, known as undulating flight. Here we equipped free-ranging marine vertebrates with accelerometers and demonstrate that gait patterns resembling undulating flight occur in four marine vertebrate species comprising sharks and pinnipeds. Both sharks and pinnipeds display intermittent gliding interspersed with powered locomotion. We suggest, that the convergent use of similar gait patterns by distinct groups of animals points to universal physical and physiological principles that operate beyond taxonomic limits and shape common solutions to increase energetic efficiency. Energetically expensive large-scale migrations performed by many vertebrates provide common selection pressure for efficient locomotion, with potential for the convergence of locomotory strategies by a wide variety of species. Other Non-Article Part of Journal/Newspaper Elephant Seals Southern Elephant Seals DRO - Deakin Research Online |
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Uncategorized biological sciences ecology evolution zoology Science & Technology Multidisciplinary Sciences Science & Technology - Other Topics SOUTHERN ELEPHANT SEALS INTERMITTENT FLIGHT DIVING BEHAVIOR BODY ANGLE ENERGY MOVEMENTS SHARKS BUOYANCY STRATEGIES DENSITY |
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Uncategorized biological sciences ecology evolution zoology Science & Technology Multidisciplinary Sciences Science & Technology - Other Topics SOUTHERN ELEPHANT SEALS INTERMITTENT FLIGHT DIVING BEHAVIOR BODY ANGLE ENERGY MOVEMENTS SHARKS BUOYANCY STRATEGIES DENSITY A Gleiss S Jorgensen N Liebsch J Sala B Norman Graeme Hays F Quintana E Grundy C Campagna A Trites B Block R Wilson Convergent evolution in locomotory patterns of flying and swimming animals |
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Uncategorized biological sciences ecology evolution zoology Science & Technology Multidisciplinary Sciences Science & Technology - Other Topics SOUTHERN ELEPHANT SEALS INTERMITTENT FLIGHT DIVING BEHAVIOR BODY ANGLE ENERGY MOVEMENTS SHARKS BUOYANCY STRATEGIES DENSITY |
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Locomotion is one of the major energetic costs faced by animals and various strategies have evolved to reduce its cost. Birds use interspersed periods of flapping and gliding to reduce the mechanical requirements of level flight while undergoing cyclical changes in flight altitude, known as undulating flight. Here we equipped free-ranging marine vertebrates with accelerometers and demonstrate that gait patterns resembling undulating flight occur in four marine vertebrate species comprising sharks and pinnipeds. Both sharks and pinnipeds display intermittent gliding interspersed with powered locomotion. We suggest, that the convergent use of similar gait patterns by distinct groups of animals points to universal physical and physiological principles that operate beyond taxonomic limits and shape common solutions to increase energetic efficiency. Energetically expensive large-scale migrations performed by many vertebrates provide common selection pressure for efficient locomotion, with potential for the convergence of locomotory strategies by a wide variety of species. |
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A Gleiss S Jorgensen N Liebsch J Sala B Norman Graeme Hays F Quintana E Grundy C Campagna A Trites B Block R Wilson |
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A Gleiss S Jorgensen N Liebsch J Sala B Norman Graeme Hays F Quintana E Grundy C Campagna A Trites B Block R Wilson |
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Convergent evolution in locomotory patterns of flying and swimming animals |
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Convergent evolution in locomotory patterns of flying and swimming animals |
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Convergent evolution in locomotory patterns of flying and swimming animals |
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Convergent evolution in locomotory patterns of flying and swimming animals |
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Convergent evolution in locomotory patterns of flying and swimming animals |
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convergent evolution in locomotory patterns of flying and swimming animals |
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Elephant Seals Southern Elephant Seals |
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