Data from: Morphology of the core fibrous layer of the cetacean tail fluke
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 orienta...
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ftdryad:oai:v1.datadryad.org:10255/dryad.170767 2023-05-15T18:26:47+02:00 Data from: Morphology of the core fibrous layer of the cetacean tail fluke Gough, William T. Fish, Frank E. Wainwright, Dylan K. Bart-Smith, Hilary 2018-04-11T21:10:45Z http://hdl.handle.net/10255/dryad.170767 https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.14sr463 unknown doi:10.5061/dryad.14sr463/1 doi:10.5061/dryad.14sr463/2 doi:10.5061/dryad.14sr463/3 doi:10.5061/dryad.14sr463/4 doi:10.5061/dryad.14sr463/5 doi:10.5061/dryad.14sr463/6 doi:10.5061/dryad.14sr463/7 doi:10.5061/dryad.14sr463/8 doi:10.5061/dryad.14sr463/9 doi:10.5061/dryad.14sr463/10 doi:10.5061/dryad.14sr463/11 doi:10.5061/dryad.14sr463/12 doi:10.5061/dryad.14sr463/13 doi:10.5061/dryad.14sr463/14 doi:10.5061/dryad.14sr463/15 doi:10.5061/dryad.14sr463/16 doi:10.5061/dryad.14sr463/17 doi:10.5061/dryad.14sr463/18 doi:10.1002/jmor.20808 doi:10.5061/dryad.14sr463 Gough WT, Fish FE, Wainwright DK, Bart-Smith H (2018) Morphology of the core fibrous layer of the cetacean tail fluke. Journal of Morphology 279(6): 757-765. http://hdl.handle.net/10255/dryad.170767 Cetacean Tail Fluke Collagen Fiber Morphology Article 2018 ftdryad https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.14sr463 https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.14sr463/1 https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.14sr463/2 https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.14sr463/3 https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.14sr463/4 https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.14sr463/5 https 2020-01-01T16:04:24Z 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 Dryad Digital Repository (Duke University) |
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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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