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  1. Fish, F. E. 1979. Thermoregulation in the muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus): The use of regional heterothermia. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology 64A(3): 391-397. pdf

  2. Fish, F. E. 1982. Aerobic energetics of surface swimming in the muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus). Physiological Zoology 55(2): 180-189. pdf

  3. Fish, F. E. 1982. Function of the compressed tail of surface swimming muskrats (Ondatra zibethicus). Journal of Mammalogy 63(4): 591-597. pdf

  4. Fish, F. E. 1983. Metabolic effects of swimming velocity and water temperature in the muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus). Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology 75A(3): 397-400. pdf

  5. Fish, F. E. 1984. Mechanics, power output, and efficiency of the swimming muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus). Journal of Experimental Biology 110: 183-201. pdf

  6. Fish, F. E. 1984. Kinematics of undulatory swimming in the American alligator. Copeia 1984(4): 839-843. pdf

  7. Fish, F. E. and L. A. Cosgrove. 1987. Behavioral thermoregulation of small American alligators in water: Postural changes in relation to the thermal environment. Copeia 1987(3): 804-807. pdf

  8. Fish, F. E. 1987. Kinematics and power output of jet propulsion by the frogfish genus Antennarius (Lophiiformes: Antennariidae). Copeia 1987(4): 1046-1048. pdf

  9. Fish, F. E., S. Innes, and K. Ronald. 1988. Kinematics and estimated thrust production of swimming harp and ringed seals. Journal of Experimental Biology 137: 157-173. pdf

  10. Fish, F. E. 1990. Wing design and scaling of flying fish with regard to flight performance. Journal of Zoology, London 221(3): 391-403. pdf

  11. Fish, F. E., B. R. Blood, and B. D. Clark. 1991. Hydrodynamics of the feet of fish-catching bats: Influence of the water surface on drag and hydrodynamic design. Journal of Experimental Zoology 258: 164-173. pdf

  12. Fish, F. E. and B. R. Stein. 1991. Functional correlates of differences in bone density among terrestrial and aquatic genera in the family Mustelidae (Mammalia). Zoomorphology 110(6): 339-345. pdf

  13. Fish, F. E., J. F. Fegely, and C. J. Xanthopoulos. 1991. Burst-and-coast swimming in schooling fish (Notemigonus crysoleucas) with implications for energy economy. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, Part A 100A(3): 633-637. pdf

  14. Fish, F. E. and C. A. Hui. 1991. Dolphin swimming: A review. Mammal Review 21: 181-196. pdf

  15. Fish, F. E. 1992. On a fin and a prayer. Scholars 3: 4-7. pdf

  16. Fish, F. E. 1992. Aquatic locomotion. Pp. 34-63, In: Mammalian Energetics: Interdisciplinary Views of Metabolism and Reproduction (T. Tomasi and T. Horton, eds.). Cornell University Press, Ithaca , 276 pp. pdf

  17. Fish, F. E. 1993. Comparison of swimming kinematics between terrestrial and semiaquatic opossums. Journal of Mammalogy 74(2): 275-284. pdf

  18. Fish, F. E. 1993. Bone as a spring. The American Biology Teacher 55(8): 495-496. pdf

  19. Fish, F. E. 1993. Power output and propulsive efficiency of swimming bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus). Journal of Experimental Biology 185: 179-193. pdf

  20. Fish, F. E. 1993. Influence of hydrodynamic design and propulsive mode on mammalian swimming energetics. Australian Journal of Zoology 42: 79-101. pdf

  21. Fish, F. E. 1994. Leviathan locomotion. Natural History 103: 4 (Letter).

  22. Fish, F. E. 1994. Energy conservation by formation movement: Metabolic evidence from ducklings. Pp. 193-204, In: Mechanics and Physiology of Animal Swimming (Q. Bone, L. Maddock and J. M. V. Rayner). (Proceedings of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom/Society for Experimental Biology Symposium, Plymouth, April 1991.) Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. pdf

  23. Clark, B. D. and F. E. Fish. 1994. Scaling of the locomotory apparatus and paddling rhythm in swimming mallard ducklings (Anas platyrhynchos): Test of a resonance model. Journal of Experimental Zoology 270: 245-254. pdf

  24. Fish, F. E. 1994. Association of propulsive mode with behavior by swimming river otters (Lutra canadensis). Journal of Mammalogy, 75(4): 989-997. pdf

  25. Aigeldinger, T. L., and F. E. Fish. 1995. Hydroplaning by ducklings: Overcoming limitations to swimming at the water surface. Journal of Experimental Biology 198: 1567-1574. pdf

  26. Fish, F. E. and J. M. Battle. 1995. Hydrodynamic design of the humpback whale flipper. Journal of Morphology 225: 51-60. pdf

  27. Fish, F. E. 1995. Kinematics of ducklings swimming in formation: Energetic consequences of position. Journal of Experimental Zoology 272: 1-11. pdf

  28. Fish, F. E. 1995. Diatoms to Dinosaurs: The Size and Scale of Living Things. The Quarterly Review of Biology 70(4): 502 (Book Review).

  29. Fish, F. E. 1996. Measurement of swimming kinematics in small terrestrial mammals. Pp. 171-188, In: Measuring Movement and Locomotion: From Invertebrate to Humans, Neuroscience Intelligence Unit Series (K.-P. Ossenkopp, M. Kavaliers, and P. R. Sanberg). Springer, New York. pdf

  30. Fish, F. E. 1996. Transitions from drag-based to lift-based propulsion in mammalian aquatic swimming. American Zoologist, 36(5): 628-641. pdf

  31. Brainerd, E. L., B. N. Page, and F. E. Fish. 1997. Opercular jetting during fast starts by flatfishes: Adhesion attenuation or jet propulsion? Journal of Experimental Biology 200: 1179-1188. pdf

  32. Fish, F. E., Baudinette, R. V., Frappell, P. and M. Sarre. 1997. Energetics of swimming by the platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus): Metabolic effort associated with rowing. Journal of Experimental Biology 200: 2647-2652. pdf

  33. Fish. F. E. 1997. Biological designs for enhanced maneuverability: Analysis of marine mammal performance. Tenth International Symposium on Unmanned Untethered Submersible Technology: Proceedings of the Special Session on Bio-Engineering Research Related to Autonomous Underwater Vehicles. Pp. 109-117 pdf.

  34. Thewissen, J. G. M. and F. E. Fish. 1997. Locomotor evolution in the earliest cetaceans: Functional model, modern analogues, and paleontological evidence. Paleobiology 23(4): 482-490. pdf

  35. Rohr, J., E. Hendricks, L. Quigley, F. Fish, J. Gilpatrick, J. Scardino-Ludwig. 1998. Observations of dolphin swimming speed and Strouhal number. SPAWARS System Center Technical Report 1769, San Diego, CA.

  36. Fish, F. E. 1998. Imaginative solutions by marine organisms for drag reduction. Pp. 443-450. in: Proceedings of the International Symposium on Seawater Drag Reduction, (J. C. S. Meng), Newport, Rhode Island. pdf

  37. Fish, F. E. 1998. Comparative kinematics and hydrodynamics of odontocete cetaceans: Morphological and ecological correlates with swimming performance. Journal of Experimental Biology, 201(20): 2867-2877. pdf

  38. Fish, F. E. 1998. Biomechanical perspective on the origin of cetacean flukes. Pp. 303-324. in: The Emergence of Whales: Evolutionary Patterns in the Origin of Cetacea, (J. G. M. Thewissen), Plenum Press, New York. pdf

  39. Fish, F. E. and Baudinette, R. V. 1999. Energetics of locomotion by the Australian water rat (Hydromys chrysogaster): Comparison of swimming and running in a semiaquatic mammal. Journal of Experimental Biology 202(4): 353-363. pdf

  40. Fish, F. E. 1999. Energetics of swimming and flying in formation. Comments on Theoretical Biology 5: 283-304. pdf

  41. Fish, F. E. 1999. Performance constraints on the maneuverability of flexible and rigid biological systems. Pp. 394-406. In: Proceedings of the Eleventh International Symposium on Unmanned Untethered Submersible Technology. Autonomous Undersea Systems Institute, Durham New Hampshire. pdf

  42. Fish, F. E. and Rohr, J. 1999. Review of dolphin hydrodynamics and swimming performance. SPAWARS System Center Technical Report 1801, San Diego, CA.

  43. Fish, F. E. and L.D. Shannahan. 2000. The role of the pectoral fins in body trim of sharks. Journal of Fish Biology 56(5): 1062-1073. pdf

  44. Fish, F. E. 2000. Review of natural underwater modes of propulsion. Defense Advanced Research Proposal Agency Report.

  45. Fish, F. E. 2000. Limits of nature and advances of technology: What does biomimetics have to offer? Pp. 3-12. In: Proceedings of the 1st International Symposium on Aqua Bio-Mechanisms/ International Seminar on Aqua Bio-Mechanisms (N. Kato and Y. Suzuki), Tokai University Pacific Center, Honolulu, Hawaii.

  46. Fish, F. E., Peacock, J. E. and Rohr, J. 2000. Phase relationships between body components of odontocete cetaceans in relation to stability and propulsive mechanisms. Pp. 57-60. In: Proceedings of the 1st International Symposium on Aqua Bio-Mechanisms/ International Seminar on Aqua Bio-Mechanisms (N. Kato and Y. Suzuki), Tokai University Pacific Center, Honolulu, Hawaii.

  47. Fish, F. E. 2000. Swimming in fish. In: Encyclopedia of Life Sciences. Macmillan, London. www.els.net

  48. Fish, F. E. 2000. Biomechanics and energetics in aquatic and semiaquatic mammals: platypus to whale. Water, Land and Air: Unifying Principles in Locomotion, 5th International Congress of Comparative Physiology and Biochemistry, Calgary, 1999. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology 73(6): 683-698. pdf

  49. Fish, F. E., Frappell, P. B, Baudinette, R. V., and MacFarlane, P. M. 2001. Energetics of terrestrial locomotion of the platypus Ornithorhynchus anatinus. Journal of Experimental Biology 204(4): 797-803. pdf

  50. Fish, F. E. 2001. Mechanism for evolutionary transition in swimming mode by mammals. Pp. 261-287. In: Secondary Adaptation of Tetrapods to Life in Water, (J-M Mazin, P. Vignaud, and V. de Buffrenil). Verlag Dr. Friedrich Pfeil, Munchen. pdf

  51. Watts, P. and Fish, F. E. 2001. The influence of passive, leading edge tubercles on wing performance. In: Proceedings of the Twelfth International Symposium on Unmanned Untethered Submersible Technology. Autonomous Undersea Systems Institute, Durham New Hampshire.

  52. Fish, F. E. 2002. Speed. Pp. 1161-1163. In: Encyclopedia of Marine Mammals. (W. F. Perrin, B. Wursig, and J. G. M. Thewissen), Academic Press, San Diego.

  53. Fish, F. E. 2002. Streamlining (Morphology). Pp. 1197-1201. In: Encyclopedia of Marine Mammals. (W. F. Perrin, B. Wursig, and J. G. M. Thewissen), Academic Press, San Diego.

  54. Rohr, J. J., Fish, F. E., and Gilpatrick, J. W. 2002. Maximum swim speeds of captive and free ranging delphinids: critical analysis of extraordinary performance. Marine Mammal Science 18(1): 1-19. pdf

  55. Fish, F. E. 2002. Balancing requirements for stability and maneuverability in cetaceans. Integrative and Comparative Biology 42(1): 85-93. pdf

  56. Fish, F. E., Smelstoys, J., Baudinette, R. V. and Reynolds, P. S. 2002. Fur doesn't fly, it floats: buoyancy of hair in semi-aquatic mammals. Aquatic Mammals 28.2: 103-112. pdf

  57. Fish, F. E. 2002. Platypus: The Extraordinary Story of How a Curious Creature Baffled the World. The Quarterly Review of Biology 77(3): 310 (Book Review).

  58. Fish, F. E., Hurley, J., and Costa, D. P. 2003. Maneuverability by the sea lion, Zalophus californianus: Turning performance of an unstable body design. Journal of Experimental Biology 206(4): 667-674. pdf

  59. Fish, F. E. 2003. The shark has sharp turns. Natural History 112(1): 13 (Letter).

  60. Fish, F. E., Lauder, G. V., Mittal, R., Triantafyllou, M. S., Walker, J. A., and Webb, P. W. 2003. Biology-Inspired Maneuvering Hydrodynamics for AUV Application. Office of Naval Research Report.

  61. Fish, F. E. and Nicastro, A. J. 2003. Aquatic turning performance by the whirligig beetle: constraints on maneuverability by a rigid biological system. Journal of Experimental Biology 206 (10): 1649-1656. pdf

  62. Fish, F. E., Peacock, J. E., and Rohr, J. J. 2003. Stabilization mechanism in swimming odontocete cetaceans by phased movements. Marine Mammal Science 19(3): 515-528. pdf

  63. Fish, F. E., Lauder, G. V., Mittal, R., Techet, A. H., Triantafyllou, M. S., Walker, J. A., and Webb, P. W. 2003. Conceptual design for the construction of a biorobotic AUV based on biological hydrodynamics. In: Proceedings of the 13th International Symposium on Unmanned Untethered Submersible Technology. Autonomous Undersea Systems Institute, Durham New Hampshire. pdf

  64. Fish, F. E. 2003. Analysis of the hydrodynamic design of non-piscine control surfaces with particular interest in cetacean flukes. In: Proceedings of the 13th International Symposium on Unmanned Untethered Submersible Technology. Autonomous Undersea Systems Institute, Durham New Hampshire. pdf

  65. Fish, F. E. 2004. Actively animated animals. Review of book Animal Locomotion. Journal of Experimental Biology 207(4): 568-569. pdf

  66. Miklosovic, D. S., Murray, M. M., Howle, L. E., and Fish, F. E. 2004. Leading edge tubercles delay stall on humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) flippers. Physics of Fluids 16(5): L39-L42. pdf

  67. Rohr, J. J. and Fish, F. E. 2004. Strouhal numbers and optimization of swimming by odontocete cetaceans. Journal of Experimental Biology 207(10): 1633-1642. pdf

  68. Maresh, J. L., Fish, F. E., Nowacek, D. P., Nowacek, S. M. and Wells, R. S. 2004. High performance turning capabilities during foraging by bottlenose dolphins. Marine Mammal Science 20(3): 498-509. pdf

  69. Fish, F. E. 2004. Structure and mechanics of nonpiscine control surfaces. IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering 28(3): 605-621. pdf

  70. Fish, F. E. 2004. A bumpy ride for humpbacks. JMBA Global Marine Environment, November(1): 6. pdf

  71. Fish, F. E. 2004. A porpoise for power. Journal of Experimental Biology 208(6): 977-978. pdf

  72. Fish, F. E. 2005. An Egg-ceptionally Egg-celent Egg-periment: Testing the influence of morphological design. SICB Digital Library, http://sicb.org/dl/biomechanicsdetails.php3?id=30.

  73. Murray, M. M., Fish, F. E., Howle, L. E. and Miklosovic, D. S. 2005. Stall delay by leading edge tubercles on humpback whale flipper at various sweep angles. In: Proceedings of the 14th International Symposium on Unmanned Untethered Submersible Technology. Autonomous Undersea Systems Institute, Durham New Hampshire.

  74. Fish, F. E. and Lauder, G. V. 2006. Passive and active flow control by swimming fishes and mammals. Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics 38: 193-224. pdf

  75. Fish, F. E., Nicastro, A. J. and Weihs, D. 2006. Dynamics of the aerial maneuvers of spinner dolphins. Journal of Experimental Biology 209: 590-598. pdf
  76. Fish, F. E. 2006. The myth and reality of Gray's paradox: implication of dolphin drag reduction for technology. Bioinspiration and Biomimetics 1: R17-R25. pdf
  77. Fish, F. E. 2006. Limits of nature and advances of technology: What does biomimetics have to offer to aquatic robots? Applied Bionics and Biomechanics 3(1): 49-60. pdf

  78. Woodward, B. L., Winn, J. P. and Fish, F. E. 2006. Morphological specialization of baleen whales according to ecological niche. Journal of Morphology 267: 1284-1294. pdf

  79. Fish, F. E. 2006. Diversity, mechanics and performance of natural aquatic propulsors. Pp. 57-87. In: Flow Phenomena in Nature: A Challenge to Engineering Design, Vol. 1 (R. Liebe).  Wessex Institute of Technology, Southampton, UK.

  80. Mohseni, K., Mittal, R. and Fish, F. E. 2006. Preface: Special issue featuring selected papers from the Mini-Symposium on Biomimetic & Bio-inspired Propulsion (Boulder, CO, USA, 26 June 2006). Bioinspiration and Biomimetics 1(4). pdf

  81. Fish, F. E., Nusbaum, M. K., Beneski, J. T. and Ketten, D. R. 2006. Passive cambering and flexible propulsors: cetacean flukes. Bioinspiration and Biomimetics 1: S42-S48. pdf
  82. Rohr, J. and Fish, F. 2006. Strouhal number and optimization of swimming by odontocete cetaceans. Pp. 175-178. In: SSC San Diego Biennial Review. pdf

  83. Fish, F. E., Beneski, J. T. and Ketten, D. R. 2007. Examination of the three-dimensional geometry of cetacean flukes using computed tomgraphy scans: Hydrodynmaic implications. The Anatomical Record 290: 614-623. pdf
  84. Weihs, D., Fish, F. E. and Nicastro, A. J. 2007. Mechanics of dolphin spinning for remora removal. Marine Mammal Science 23(3): 707-714. pdf

  85. Fish, F. E. 2007. Marine Mammals: Evolutionary Biology, 2nd Edition. Animal Biology 57(1): 115-116. pdf

  86. Kojeszewski, T. and Fish, F. E. 2007. Swimming kinematics of the Florida manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris): Hydrodynamic analysis of an undulatory mammalian swimmer. Journal of Experimental Biology 210: 2411-2418. pdf

  87. Fish, F. E., Bostic, S. A., Nicastro, A. J. and Beneski, J. T. 2007. Death roll of the alligator: mechanics of twist feeding in water. Journal of Experimental Biology 210: 2811-2818. pdf

  88. Cooper, L. N., Sedano, N., Johansson, S., May, B., Brown, J. D., Holliday, C. M., Kot, B. W. and Fish, F. E. 2008. Hydrodynamic performance of the minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) flipper. Journal of Experimental Biology 211: 1859-1867. pdf

  89. Fish, F. E., Howle, L. E. and Murray, M. M. 2008. Hydrodynamic flow control in marine mammals. Integrative and Comparative Biology 211: 1859-1867. pdf

  90. Fish. F. E. and Baudinette, R. V. 2008. Energetics of swimming in the domesticated ferret (Mustela putorius): Consequences of forelimb paddling. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology A 150: 136-143.

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