Convergent evolution of forelimb-propelled swimming in seals.
Hocking DP, Marx FG, Wang S, Burton D, Thompson M, Park T, Burville B, Richards HL, Sattler R, Robbins J, Miguez RP, Fitzgerald EMG, Slip DJ, Evans AR.
Hocking DP, et al.
Curr Biol. 2021 Jun 7;31(11):2404-2409.e2. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2021.03.019. Epub 2021 May 6.
Curr Biol. 2021.
PMID: 33961784
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Modern pinnipeds (true and eared seals) employ two radically different swimming styles, with true seals (phocids) propelling themselves primarily with their hindlimbs, whereas eared seals (otariids) rely on their wing-like foreflippers.(1)(,)(2) Current expla …
Modern pinnipeds (true and eared seals) employ two radically different swimming styles, with true seals (phocids) propelling t …