Secrets of Sharks' Success
Tuesday, November 23, 2010 - 19:30
in Biology & Nature
New research from the University of South Florida suggests that one of the evolutionary secrets of the shark hides in one of its tiniest traits -- flexible scales on their bodies that allow them to change directions while moving at full speed. This work presented today at the American Physical Society's Division of Fluid Dynamics (DFD) annual meeting in Long Beach, CA.