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2025

  • Cesari, A. R., Placone, J. K., Ramo, N. L., Rosario, M. V., Morris, M., Adams, D. S. and Fish, F. E. 2025. Comparative mechanical and elastic properties of the dorsal and ventral tendons in the peduncle of harbor porpoise (Phocoena phocoena). Journal of Experimental Biology228: jeb 249621. doi:10.1242/jeb.249621

2024

  • Baines, R., Fish, F., Bongard, J. and Kramer-Bottiglio, R. 2024. Robots that evolve on demand. Nature Reviews Materials https://doi.org/10.1038/s41578-024-00711-z

  • Boom, B., Truscott, T., Fish, F. and Habtour, E. 2024. Tuning aerodynamic body shape and stiffness to mitigate water-entry forces. arXiv 2403.13262.

  • Myhrvold, N. P., Sereno, P. C., Baumgart, S. L., Vidal, D., Fish, F. E., Henderson, D. M. and Evan Thomas Saitta. 2024. Diving dinosaurs? Caveats on the use of bone compactness and pFDA for inferring lifestyle. PLoS ONE 19(3): e0298957.

  • Kramer, D. A., Sheehan, M.J. and Fish, F. E.  2024. Thrust production and chordal flexion of the flukes of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) performing tail stands at different efforts. Journal of Experimental Biology 227: jeb246228.

  • Fish, F. E., Nicastro, A. J., Cardenas, K. L., Segre, P. S., Gough, W. T., Kahane-Rapport, S. R., St. Leger, J. and Jeremy A. Goldbogen, J. A. 2024. Spin-leap performance by cetaceans is influenced by moment of inertia. Journal of Experimental Biology 227: jeb 246433.

  • ​Fish, F. E., Potvin, J. and Goldbogen, J. A. 2024. Hydrodynamics. In: Physiology of Marine Mammals: Adaptations to the Ocean (M. A. Castellini and J-A. Mellish, eds.). CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.

2023

  • Guo, J., Zhang, W., Han, P., Fish, F. E., Dong, H. 2023. Thrust generation and propulsive efficiency in dolphin-like swimming propulsion. Bioinspiration & Biomimetics 18(5): 056001.

  • Fish, F. E., Gough, W. T. and Adams, D. S. 2023. Dolphin muscles and movement. Pp. 49-75. In: The Physiology of Dolphins (Fahlman, A. and Hooker, S., eds.), Academic Press, London.

  • Boom, B., Truscott, T., Fish, F., Summers, A. and Habtour, E. 2023. Water entry dynamics of avian inspired divers. Proceedings of the ASME 2023 Conference on Smart Materials, Adaptative Structures and Intelligent Systems (SMASIS2023-109800).

  • Dolezal, M. M., Foroughirad, V., Fish, F. E., Jacoby, A-M, Collier, M., Murphy, C., Rittmaster, K., Bansai, S. and Mann, J. (2023). Some like it hot: Temperature and hydrodynamic factors influence Xenobalanus globicipitis attachment to cetaceans. Marine Mammal Science 2023:1-15. Doi: 10.1111/mms. 13022.

  • Fish, F. E. 2023. Aquatic locomotion: environmental constraints that drive convergent evolution. Pp. 477-522. In: Convergent Evolution: Animal Form and Function (Bels, V. and Russell, A. P., eds.), Fascinating Life Sciences. Springer, Cham, Switzerland https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-11441-0_15.

  • ​Downs, A. M., Kolpas, A., Block, B. A. and Fish, F. E. 2023. Multiple behaviors for turning performance of Pacific bluefin tuna (Thunnus orientalis). Journal of Experimental Biology 226: jeb244144. doi:10.1242/jeb244144.

2022

  • Pandey, A., Yuk, J., Chang, B., Fish, F. E. and Jung, S. 2022. Slamming dynamics of diving and its implications for diving-related injuries. Science Advances, 8(30): eabo5888.

  • Myhrvold, N., Sereno, P. C., Baumgart, S. I., Formoso, K. K., Vidal, D., Fish, F. E. and Henderson, D. M. 2022. Spinosaurids as ‘subaqueous foragers’ undermined by selective sampling and problematic statistical inference. bioRxiv preprint doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.04.13.487781 ; posted April 14, 2022.

  • Gabler, M. K., Coughlin, D. J. and Fish, F. E. 2022. Morphological and histochemical characteristics of the pectoral fin muscle of batoids. Journal of Morphology 2022: e21548.

  • Sereno, P. C., Henderson, D. M., Vidal, D., Fish, F. E., Baumgart, S. L., Keillor, T. M., Formoso, K. K., Myrhvold, N. and Conroy, L. L. 2022. Spinosaurus is not an aquatic dinosaur. eLife 11:e80092.

  • Baines, R., Patiballa, S., Booth, J., Sipple, T., Garcia, A. Fish, F. and Kramer-Bottiglio, R. 2022. Multi-environment robotic transitions through adaptive morphogenesis. Nature 610: 283-289 (Cover).

  • Kerr, S. J., Fish, F. E., Nicastro, A. J., Zeligs, J., Skrovan, S. and Leftwich, M. J. 2022. Biomechanical energetics of terrestrial locomotion in California sea lions (Zalophus californianus). Journal of Experimental Biology 225: jeb244163.

  • Irschick, D. J., Christensen, F., Hammerschlag, N., Martin, J., Madsen, P. T., Wyneken, J., Brooks, A., Gleiss, A., Fossette, S., Siler, C., Gamble, T., Fish, F., Siebert, U., Patel, J., Xu, Z., Kaleogerkis, E., Xu, Z., Medina, J., Mukherji, A, .Mandica, M., Zotos, S., Detwiler, J., Perot, B. and Lauder G. 2022. 3D visualization processes for recreating and studying organismal form. iScience 104867.

  • Pendey, A., Yuk, J., Chang, B., Fish, F. E. and Jung, S. 2022. Slamming dynamics of diving and its implications for diving related injuries. Science Advances 8(30): eabo5888.

  • Menzer, A., Li, C., Fish, F., Gong, Y. and Dong, H. 2022. Modeling and computation of batoid swimming inspired pitching impact on wake structure and hydrodynamic performance. FEDSM2022-86684, V002T05A003; https://doi.org/10.1115/FEDSM2022-86684

  • Menzer, A., Gong, Y., Dong, H. and Fish, F. E. 2022. Effect of manta ray pectoral fin-like kinematics on forward swimming performance. Biomimetics 7: 45 (doi.org/10.3390/biomimetics7020045).

  • Segre, P. S., Gough, W. T., Roualdes, E. A., Cade, D. E., Czapanskiy, M. F., Fahlbush, J., Kahane-Rapport, S. R., Oestreich, W. K., Bejder, L., Bierlich, K. C., Burrows, J. A., Calambokidis, J., di Clemente, J., Fish, F. E., Friedlaender, A. S., Hegelund, P., Johnston, D. W., Nowacek, D. P., Oudejans, M., Penry, G. S., Potvin, J., Simone, M., Stanworth, A., Stimpert, A. K., Szabo, A., Videsen, S. K. A., Visser, F., Weir, C. R., Wiley, D. N. and Goldbogen, J. A. 2022. Scaling of maneuvering performance in baleen whales: larger whales outperform expectations. Journal of Experimental Biology225(5): jeb243224.

  • Perrotta, G., Fish, F. E., Adams, D. S., Leahy, A. M., Downs, A. M. and Leftwich, M. C. 2022. Velocity field measurements of the California sea lion propulsive stroke using bubble PIV. Fluids 7.3, https://doi.org/10.3390/fluids7010003.​

2021

  • Zuo, W., Fish, F. E. and Chen, Z. 2021. Bio-inspired design, modeling, and control of robotic fish propelled by a double-slider-crank mechanism driven tail. Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement and Control 143(12): 121005.

  • Leahy, A. M., Fish, F. E., Kerr, S. J., Zeligs, J. A., Skrovan, S., Cardenas, K. L. and Leftwich, M. C. 2021. The role of California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) hindflippers as aquatic control surfaces for maneuverability. Journal of Experimental Biology 224: jeb243020.

  • Zuo, W., Fish, F. E. and Chen, Z. 2021. Bio-inspired design, modeling, and control of robotic fish propelled by a double-slider-crank mechanism driven tail. Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement and Control 143(12): 121005.

  • Zhong, Q., Zhu, J., Fish, F. E., Kerr, S. J., Downs, A. M., Bart-Smith, H. and Quinn, D. B. A stiffness-tuning strategy for fast efficient swimming. Science Robotics 6(57): eabe4088).

  • Gough, W. T., Smith, H., Savoca, M., Czapanskiy, M., Fish, F., Potvin, J., Bierlich, K. C., Cade, D., Di Clemente, Kennedy, J., Segre, P., Stanworth. A., Weir, C. and Goldbogen, J. A. 2021. Scaling of oscillatory kinematics and Froude efficiency in baleen whales. Journal of Experimental Biology 224: jeb237586.

  • Baines, R., Fish, F., and Kramer-Boettiglio, R. 2021. Amphibious robotic propulsive mechanisms: Current technologies and open challenges. Pp. 41-69. In: Bioinspired Sensing, Actuation, and Control in Underwater Soft Robotic Systems (D. Paley and N. Wereley, ed.), Springer.Perrotta, G. and Fish, F.E. and Leftwich, M.C. 2021. Bubble PIV technique to measure the velocity field of a free-swimming California sea lion. 14th International Symposium on Particle Image Velocimetry, August 1-5, 2021 (Vol. 1, No. 1).

  • Schwaner, M.J., Hsieh, S.T., Braasch, I., Bradley, S., Campos, C.B., Collins, C.E., Donatelli, C.M., Fish, F.E., Fitch, O.E., Flammang, B.E., Jackson, B.E., Jusufi, A., Mekdara., P.J., Patel., A., Swalla, B.J., Vickaryous, M., and McGowan, C.P. 2021. Future tail tales: A forward-looking, integrative perspective on tail research. Integrative and Comparative Biology icab082/6276988.

  • Fish, F. E., Rybczynski, N., Lauder, G. V. and Duff, C. M. 2021. The evolution of the tail and lack thereof for aquatic propulsion. Integrative and Comparative Biology icab021, https://doi.org/10.1093/icb/icab021

  • Fish, F. E., DiNenno, N. K. and Trail, J. 2021. The ‘Dog Paddle’: Stereotypic swimming gait pattern in different do breeds. The Anatomical Record 2020:1-11.

  • Fish, F. E., Sheehan, M. J., Adams, D. S., Tennett, K. A. and Gough, W. T. 2021. A 60/40 split: Differential mass support in dogs. The Anatomical Record 10.1002/ar.24407.

2020

  • Gavazzi, L. M., Cooper, L. N., Fish, F. E. and Thewissen, J. G. M. 2020. Functional aspects of carpal morphology in the earliest cetaceans. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology (Online DOI: 10.1080/02724634.2020.1833019

  • Fish, F. E. 2020. Bio-inspired aquatic drones: Overview. Bioinspiration & Biomimetics 15(2): 060401.

  • Fish, F. E. 2020. Aquatic animals operating at high Reynolds numbers: Biomimetic opportunities for AUV application. Pp. 235-270. In: Bioinspired Structures and Design (W. Soboyejo and L. Daniel, ed.), Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.

  • Garten, J. L. and Fish, F. E. 2020. Comparative histological examination of the integument of cetacean flukes. Aquatic Mammals 46(4): 367-381.

  • Han, P., Wang, J. Fish, F. E. and Dong, H. 2020. Kinematics and hydrodynamics of a dolphin in forward swimming. AIAA Aviation Forum, June 15-19, 10.2514/6.2020.3015.

  • Segre, P. S., Potvin, J., Cade, D. E., Calambokidis, J., Di Clemente, J., Fish, F. E., Friedlaender, A. S., Gough, W. T., Kahane-Rapport, S. R., Oliveria, C. Parks, S. E., Penry, G. S., Simon, M., Stimpert, A. K., Wiley, D. N., Bierlich, K. C., Madsen, P. T., and Goldbogen, J. A. 2020. Energetic and physical limitations on the breaching performance of large whales. eLife 9:e51760.

  • Ayancik, F., Fish, F. E. and Moored, K. W. 2020. Three-dimensional scaling laws of cetacean propulsion characterize the hydrodynamic interplay of flukes’ shape and gait. Journal of the Royal Society Interface 17:20190655.

  • Baines, R., Freeman, S. Fish, F. and Kramer-Bottiglio, R. 2020. Variable stiffness morphing limb for amphibious legged robots inspired by chelonian environmental adaptations. Bioinspiration & Biomimetics 15(2): 25002.

  • Fish, F. E. 2020. Advantages of aquatic animals as models for bio-inspired drones over present AUV technology. Bioinspiration & Biomimetics 15(2): 025001

  • ​Fish, F. E. 2020. Biomimetics and the application of the leading edge tubercles of the humpback whale flipper. In: Flow Control through Bio-Inspired Leading Edge Tubercles (D. T. H. New and B. F. Ng eds.), pp. 1-39. Springer, Cham, Switzerland.

2019

  • Gough, W. T., Segre, P. S., Bierlich, K. C., Cade, D. E., Potvin J., Fish, F. E., Dale, J., di Clemente, J., Friedlaender, A. S., Johnston, D. W., Kahane-Rapport, S. R., Kennedy, J., Long, J. H., Oudejans, M., Penry, G., Savoca, M. S., Simon, K. A., Visser, F., Wiley, D. N. and Goldbogen, J. A. 2019. Scaling of swimming performance in baleen whales. Journal of Experimental Biology 222: DOI: 10.1242/jeb.204172.

  • Fish, F. E. and Holzman, R. 2019. Swimming turned on its head: Stability and maneuverability of the shrimpfish (Aeoliscus punctulatus). Integrative Organismal Biology 55: E57-E57.

  • Li, Y., Fish, F., Chen, Y., Ren, T. and Zhou, J. 2019. Bio-inspired robotic dog paddling: kinematic and hydro-dynamic analysis. Bioinspiration & Biomimetics 14(6): 66008-66008.

  • Sharker, S. I., Holekamp, S., Mansoor, M. M., Fish, F. E. and Truscott, T. 2019. Water entry impact dynamics of diving birds.Bioinspiration and Biomimeticshttps://doi.org/10.1088/1748-3190/ab38cc.

  • Baines, R. I., Booth, J. W., Fish, F. E., and Kramer-Bottiglio, R. 2019. Toward a bio-inspired variable –stiffness morphing limb for amphibious robot locomotion. 2019 2ndIEEE International Conference on Soft Robotics (RoboSoft) pp. 704-710.

  • Wainwright, D. K., Fish, F. E., Ingersoll, S., Williams, T. M., St. Leger, J., Smits, A. J. and Lauder, G. V. 2019. How smooth is a dolphin? The ridged skin of odontocetes. Biology Letters 15: 20190103.

  • Adams, D. S. and Fish, F. E. 2019. Odontocete peduncle tendons for possible control of fluke orientation and flexibility. Journal of Morphology280(9): 1323-1331. DOI: 101002/jmor.21033.

  • ​Baines, R. I., Booth, J. W., Fish, F. E., and Kramer-Bottiglio, R. 2019. Toward a bio-inspired variable –stiffness morphing limb for amphibious robot locomotion. 2019 2nd IEEE

2018

  • Segre, P. S., Cade, D. E., Calambokidis, J., Fish, F. E., Friedlaender, A. S., Potvin, J. and Goldbogen, J. A. 2018. Body flexibility enhances maneuverability in the world’s largest predator. Integrative and Comparative Biology pp. 1-13. doi:10.1093/icb/icy121.

  • Ayancik, F., Moored, K. and Fish, F. E. 2018. Disentangling the relation between the planform shape and swimming gait in cetacean propulsion. American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. DOI: 10.2514/6.2018-2914.

  • Fish, F. E., Williams, T. M., Sherman, E., Moon, Y. E., Wu, V. and Wei, T. 2018. Experimental measurement of dolphin thrust generated during a tail stand using DPIV. Fluids 2018, 3, 33; doi:10.3390/fluids302003

  • Fish, F. E., Kolpas, A., Crossett, A. J., Meade, A., Dudas, M. A., Moored, K. W. and Bart-Smith, H. 2018. Kinematics of swimming in the manta ray (Manta birostris): 3D analysis of open water maneuverability. Journal of Experimental Biology 221: jeb.166041 doi: 10.1242/jeb.166041.

  • Gough, W. T., Fish, F. E., Wainwright, D. K. and Bart-Smith, H. 2018. Morphology of the core fibrous layer of the cetacean tail fluke. Journal of Morphology DOI: 10.1002/jmor.20808.

  • Fish, F. E. 2018. Streamlining. Pp. 951-954. In: Encyclopedia of Marine Mammals, Ed. 3. (W. F. Perrin, B. Würsig, and J. G. M. Thewissen, eds.), Academic Press, San Diego.

  • Fish, F. E. 2018. Locomotion. Terrestrial. Pp. 552-554. In: Encyclopedia of Marine Mammals, Ed. 3. (W. F. Perrin, B. Würsig, and J. G. M. Thewissen, eds.), Academic Press, San Diego.

2017

  • Fish, F. E. 2017. The physics of flukes. P.p. 55-57. In: Narwhal: Revealing an Arctic Legend (W. W. Fitzhugh and M. T. Nweeia, eds.) IPI Press & Arctic Studies Center, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C..

  • Fish, F. E. and Lauder, G. V. 2017. Control surfaces of aquatic vertebrates in relation to swimming modes. Journal of Experimental Biology 220: 4351-4363.

  • Fish, F. E., Dong, H., Zhu, J. and Bart-Smith, H. 2017. Swimming kinematics of mobuliform rays: Oscillatory winged propulsion by large pelagic batoids. Marine Technology Society Journal 51(5): 35-47.

  • Saadat, M., Fish, F. E., Domel, A., Di Santo, V. Lauder G. V. and Haj-Hariri, H. 2017. On the rules for aquatic locomotion. Physical Review Fluids 2: 083102.

  • Fish, F. E. 2017. Evolution of aquatic mammals and birds: The present predicts the past. Atlas of Science, (http://atlasofscience.org/evolution-of-aquatic-mammals-and-birds-the-present-predicts-the-past/).

2016

  • Fish, F. E. 2016. Secondary evolution of aquatic propulsion in higher vertebrates: Validation and prospect. Integrative and Comparative Biology 56(6): 1285-1297, doi:10.1093/icb/icw123.

  • Houssaye, A. and Fish, F. E. 2016. Functional (Secondary) Adaptation to an aquatic life in vertebrates: An introduction to the symposium. Integrative and Comparative Biology 56(6): 1266-1270, doi:10.1093/icb/icw129.

  • Segre, P. S., Cade, D. E., Fish, F. E., Allen, A. N., Calambokidis, J., Friedlander, A. S. and Goldbogen, J. A. 2016. Hydrodynamic properties of fin whale flippers predict rolling performance. Journal of Experimental Biology jeb-137091.

  • Fish, F. E., Schreiber, C. M., Moored, K. M., Liu, G., Dong, H. and Bart-Smith, H. 2016. Hydrodynamic performance of aquatic flapping: Efficiency of underwater flight in the manta. Aerospace 3(3): 20; doi:10.3390/aerospace3030020.

  • Liu, X. Fish, F., Russo, S., Blemker, S. and Iwasaki, T. 2016. Modeling and optimality analysis of pectoral fin locomotion. Pp. 309-332. In: "Neuromechanical Modeling of Posture and Locomotion". (D. Edwards and B. Prilutsky), Springer, New York.

  • Goldbogen, J. A., Fish, F. E. and Potvin, J. 2016. Hydrodynamics. Pp. 3-28. In: "Marine Mammal Physiology: Requisites for Ocean Living". (M. A. Castellini and J-A. Mellish, eds.). CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.

2015

  • Timm-Davis, L.L. and Fish. F. E. 2015. Flow through the nasal cavity of the spiny dogfish, Squalus acanthias. European Physical Journal Special Topics 224: 3407-3417.

  • Fish, F. E. 2015. Flow dynamics of whale tubercles. De Physicus 26(2): 22-24.

  • Russo, R. S., Blemker, S. S., Fish, F. E. and Bart-Smith, H. Biomechanical model of batoid skeletal structure and kinematics: implications of bio-inspired design. Bioinspiration & Biomimetics 10: 046002.

  • Fish, F. E. and Hoffman, J L. 2015. Stability design and response to waves by batoids. Integrative and Comparative Biology pp. 1-14, doi:10.1093/icb/icv059.

  • Fish, F. E. and Domenici, P. 2015. Introduction to the symposium-Unsteady aquatic locomotion with respect to eco-design and mechanics. Integrative and Comparative Biology doi: 10.1093/icb/icv039.

  • Ginter Summarell, C. C., Ingole, S., Fish, F. E. and Marshall, C. D. 2015. Comparative analysis of the flexural stiffness of pinnipeds vibrissae. PLOS ONE DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0127941.

  • Gough, W. T., Farina, S. C. and Fish, F. E. 2015. Aquatic burst locomotion by hydroplaning and running in common eiders (Somateria mollissima). Journal of Experimental Biology 218: 1632-1638.

  • Fish, F. E. 2015. Estimation of shape of the sea lion for hydrodynamic analysis. Response to 'Cambered profile of a California sea lion's body'. Journal of Experimental Biology 218: 1271-1272.

2014

  • Fish, F. 2014. Freediving and biomimetic propulsion. Deeper Blue, November 11.

  • Garrett, J. K. and Fish, F. E. 2014. Kinematics of terrestrial locomotion in harbor seals and grey seals: Importance of spinal flexion by amphibious phocids. Marine Mammal Science DOI: 10.1111/mms.12170.

  • Fish, F. E. 2014. Limitations on swimming speed: How can natural technologies be utilized? Proceedings of the XIIth International Symposium on Biomechanics and Medicine in Swimming Pp. 20-26, Canberra, Australia.

  • Weber, P. W., Howle, L. E., Murray, M. M., Reidenberg, J. S. and Fish, F. E. 2014. Hydrodynamic performance of the flippers of large-bodied cetaceans in relation to locomotor ecology. Marine Mammal Science 30(2): 413-432.

  • Fish, F. E. and Beneski, J. T. 2014. Evolution and bio-inspired design: Natural limitations. In Biologically inspired design: Computational methods and tools. Pp. 287-312, (A. Goel, D. A. McAdams and R. B. Stone, eds.). Springer-Verlag, London.

  • Fish, F. E., Legac, P., Williams, T. M. and Wei T. 2014. Measurement of hydrodynamic force generation by swimming dolphins using bubble DPIV. Journal of Experimental Biology 217(2): 252-260.

2013

  • Dewar, S. W., Watts, P. and Fish, F. E. US Patent No. 8,535,008 B2 – Turbine and compressor employing tubercle leading edge rotor design (9/17/2013).

  • Liu, X., Iwasaki, T. and Fish, F. 2013. Dynamic modeling and gait analysis of batoid swimming. American Control Conference (ACC), IEEE Control Systems Magazine. Pp. 566-571.

  • Fish, F. E. 2013. Advantages of natural propulsive systems. Marine Technology Society Journal 47(5): 37-44.

  • Fish, F. E., Goetz, K. T., Rugh, D. J. and Brattström, L. V. 2013. Hydrodynamic patterns associated with echelon formation swimming by feeding bowhead whales (Balaena mysticetus). Marine Mammal Science 29(4): E498-E507.

  • Fontanella, J. E., Fish, F. E., Barchi, E. I., Campbell-Malone, R., Nichols, R. H., DiNenno, N. K. and Beneski, J. T. 2013. Two- and three-dimensional geometries of batoids in relation to locomotor mode. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 446: 273-281.

  • Fish, F. and Lauder, G. 2013. Not just going with the flow. American Scientist 101(2): 114-123.

2012

  • Fish, F. E. 2012. Book Review: Darwin’s Devices: What Evolving Robots Can Teach Us about the History of Life. John Long. Integrative and Comparative Biology 52(4): 546-547.

  • Ginter, C. C., DeWitt, T. J., Fish, F. E. and Marshall, C. D. 2012. Fused traditional and geometric morphometrics demonstrate pinniped whisker diversity. PloS ONE 7(4): e34481. Doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0034481.

  • Timm, L. L. and Fish, F. E. 2012. A comparative morphological study of the olfactory cavities of sharks inhabiting benthic and pelagic environments. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 414-415: 75-84.

  • Pugliese, M. C., Böttger, S. A. and Fish, F. E. 2012. Barnacle bonding: Morphology of attachment of Xenobalanus globicipitis to its host Tursiops truncatus. Journal of Morphology 273:453-459 (DOI: 10.1002/jmor.20006).

  • Fish, F. E., Haj-Hariri, H., Smits, A. J., Bart-Smith, H. and Iwasaki, T. 2012. Biomimetic swimmer inspired by the manta ray, Chapter 17. In: Biomimetics: Nature-Based Innovation (Y. Bar-Cohen). CRC Press, Boca Rotan, FL, pp. 495-523.

2011

  • Fish, F. E., Weber, P. W. Murray, M. M. and Howle, L. E. 2011. Marine applications of the biomimetic humpback whale flipper. Marine Technology Society Journal 45(4): 198-207.

  • Moored, K. W., Fish, F. E., Kemp, T. H. and Bart-Smith, H. 2011. Batoid fishes: inspiration for the next generation of underwater robots. Marine Technology Society Journal 45(4): 99-109.

  • Fish, F. E. and Kocak, D. M. 2011. Biomimetics and marine technology: An introduction. Marine Technology Society Journal, special issue Biomimetics in Ocean Engineering 45(4): 8-13.

  • Fish, F. E., Weber, P. W. Murray, M. M. and Howle, L. E. 2011. The humpback whale’s flipper: Application of bio-inspired tubercle technology. Integrative and Comparative Biology (doi: 10.1093/icb/icr016).

  • Parson, J., Fish, F. E., and Nicastro, A. J. 2011. Turning performance in batoid rays: Limitations of a rigid body. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 402: 12-18. (doi:10.1016/j.jembe.2011.03.010)

  • Fontanella, J. E., Fish, F. E., Rybczynski, N., Nweeia, M. T. and Ketten, D. R. 2011. Three-dimensional geometry of the narwhal (Monodon monoceros) flukes in relation to hydrodynamics. Marine Mammal Science (DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.2010.00439.x).

  • Ginter, C. C., Böttger,S. A. and Fish, F. E. 2011. Morphology and microanatomy of harbor porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) dorsal fin tubercles. Journal of Morphology 272: 27-33.

2010

  • Fish, F. E. 2010. Mechanics of flapping in natural oscillatory propulsive systems: aquatic locomotion by manta rays and dolphins with biomimetic application. Proceedings of the US National Congress on Theoretical and Applied Mechanics - Symposium on the Mechanics and Locomotion in Fluids, the Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA.

  • Ginter, C. C., Fish, F. E. and Marshall, C. D. 2010. Morphological analysis of the bumpy profile of phocid vibrissae. Marine Mammal Science 26(3): 733-743.

  • Fish, F. E. 2010. Swimming strategies for energy economy. Pp. 90-122. In: Fish Swimming: An Etho-ecological Perspective, (P. Domenici, and B. G. Kapoor, eds.). Science Publishers, Enfield, NH.

2009

  • Weber, P. W., Murray, M. M., Howle, L. E., and Fish, F. E. 2009. Comparison of real and idealized cetacean flippers. Bioinspiration and Biomimetics 4: 046001.

  • Fish, F. E. 2009. Biomimetics: Determining engineering opportunities from nature. Proceedings SPIE Conference, SPIE Vol. 7401, 740109.

  • Weber, P. W., Howle, L. E., Murray, M. M. and Fish, F. E. 2009. Lift and drag performance of odontocete cetacean flippers. Journal of Experimental Biology 212: 2149-2158.

  • Coughlin, B. L. and Fish, F. E. 2009. Underwater locomotion of the hippopotamus: reduced gravity movements for a massive mammal. Journal of Mammalogy 90(3): 675-679.

  • Von Loebbecke, A. Mittal, R., Fish, F. E. and Mark, R. 2009. Propulsive efficiency of underwater dolphin kick in humans. Journal of Biomechanical Engineering 131: 054504-1—4.

  • Fish, F. E. 2009. Streamlining. In: Encyclopedia of Marine Mammals, 2nd Edition. (W. F. Perrin, B. Würsig, and J. G. M. Thewissen, eds.), Academic Press, San Diego.

  • Von Loebbecke, A. Fish, F. E., Mark, R. and Mittal, R. 2009. A comparison of the kinematics dolphin kick in humans and cetaceans. Human Movement Science 28: 99-112.

2008

  • 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.

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

  • Legac, P., Wei, T. Fish, F., Williams, T., Mark, R. and Hutchison, S. 2008. Digital particle image velocimetry of mammalian swimming. Physics of Fluids 20: 091105.

  • 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.

2007

  • 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.

  • 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.

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

  • Weihs, D., Fish, F. E. and Nicastro, A. J. 2007. Mechanics of dolphin spinning for remora removal. Marine Mammal Science 23(3): 707-714.

  • Fish, F. E., Beneski, J. T. and Ketten, D. R. 2007. Examination of the three-dimensional geometry of cetacean flukes using computed tomgraphy scans: Hydrodynamic implications. The Anatomical Record 290: 614-623.

2006

  • Rohr, J. and Fish, F. 2006. Strouhal number and optimization of swimming by odontocete cetaceans. Pp. 175-178. In: SSC San Diego Biennial Review.

  • 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.

  • 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).

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

2005

  • 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.

  • Fish, F. E. 2005. An Egg-ceptionally Egg-celent Egg-periment: Testing the influence of morphological design. SICB Digital Library.

  • ​Fish, F. E. 2005. A porpoise for power. Journal of Experimental Biology 208(6): 977-978.

2004

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

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

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

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

2003

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

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

  • 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.

2002

  • Watts, P. and Fish, F. E. 2002. US Patent No. 6,431,498 - Scalloped wing leading edge (8/13/2002).

  • 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).

  • 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.

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

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

2001

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

2000

  • 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.

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

  • 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.

  • 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.

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

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

1999

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

  • 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.

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

  • 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.

1998

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

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

1997

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

  • 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

  • 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.

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

1996

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

  • 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.

1995

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

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

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

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

1994

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

  • Clark, B. D. and Fish, F. E. 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.

  • 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.

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

1993

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

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

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

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

1992

  • 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.

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

1991

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

  • Fish, F. E., Fegely, J. F. and Xanthopoulos, C. J. 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.

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

  • Fish, F. E., Blood, B. R. and Clark, B. D.. 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.

1990

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

1988

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

1987

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

  • 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.

1984

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

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

1983

  • 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.

1982

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

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

1979

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

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