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Dolphins glow with the flow

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  • Peter J. Herring

    (the Southampton Oceanography Centre)

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Bioluminescence is the remarkable ability of living organisms — such as luminous dinoflagellates — to produce visible light. The dinoflagellates act as unique flow markers because they light up only when particular levels of shear stress are present. In a new study, they have been used to monitor the flow dynamics around swimming dolphins. By integrating information from field studies with image-intensified videos of bioluminescence, the authors have interpreted some of the characteristics of water flow over these animals.

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  • Peter J. Herring, 1998. "Dolphins glow with the flow," Nature, Nature, vol. 393(6687), pages 731-733, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:393:y:1998:i:6687:d:10.1038_31582
    DOI: 10.1038/31582
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