Sentences with phrase «swimming speeds of»

It can give a more detailed insight on call patterns, respiration times and swimming speeds of fin whales in their natural habitat, without disturbing them with any human presence.»

Dr. Wolgemuth and his team, in collaboration with Dr. Justin Radolf at the University of Connecticut Health Center, found that the swimming speeds of the bacteria decrease with increases in the viscosity of their external environment, even though their motors — called flagella — are entirely intracellular.

This image shows transient embryonic exposures to crude oil cause lasting reductions in the swimming speed of salmon and herring, months after additional juvenile growth in clean seawater.

Not exact matches

Other amenities include wireless high - speed internet, Jacuzzi, private elevator access and a home theater; the complex also includes outdoor and indoor swimming pools, two fully equipped gyms, tennis court, outdoor children's playground and a penthouse lounge with incredible views of Buenos Aires and Rio del Plata.

Swim went well then I jumped on my awesome new bike to find that I hadn't charged the battery for the gears so I was stuck in the toughest gear with 900meters of climbing ran a 1hr23min off the bike which I was pretty happy with, finished 3rd in age group so qualified for the World champs only to be disqualified for speeding in a go slow zone ♂️ Ah well onto the next one!

Synchronized swimming requires a unique combination of strength, agility, endurance, flexibility, and speed.

The elegant sailfish is a swift seafarer: it's capable of swimming at speeds as high as 60 miles per hour in short bursts.

Measuring 35 cm in length, 63 cm in width and weighing only 0.7 kg, MantaDroid can swim at a speed of 0.7 m per second, which is twice its body length, for up to 10 hours.

The robotic manta ray, which swims at the speed of twice its body length per second and can operate for up to 10 hours, could potentially be employed for underwater surveillance in future.

The robot, which is 47 centimeters long, swam at speeds of half a body length per second.

Having a core body temperature that's warmer than the water gives these animals all kinds of speed: They grow faster, swim faster and hunt more efficiently.

We both swim at our own steady speed and when she has completed one length I have swum a certain whole number of metres.

Go: Unless you can swim ocean basins with the speed of a dolphin, an airplane is the fastest way to travel.

Scientists used swimming speed as a measure of cardiorespiratory performance and found that fish exposed to the highest concentrations of oil swam the slowest.

The Persian carpet flatworm, the cuttlefish and the black ghost knifefish look nothing like each other — their last common ancestor lived 550 million years ago, before the Cambrian period — but a new study uses a combination of computer simulations, a robotic fish and video footage of real fish to show that all three aquatic creatures have evolved to swim with elongated fins using the same mechanical motion that optimizes their speed, helping to ensure their survival.

The dolphins of their day, ichthyosaurs were marine reptiles that breathed air and swam at high speeds.

«Together, the effects of added buoyancy, added drag, and reduced swimming speed due to towing accessory gear pose many threats to entangled whales,» the scientists wrote.

The team found that swimming bacteria cluster in the «high shear zones» in a flow — the regions where the speed of the fluid changes most abruptly.

He and his colleagues have discovered that the locomotion of most creatures that fly or swim can be characterized by a single mathematical proportion called the Strouhal number — the ratio between an animal's cruising speed and the rate at which it flaps its wings or swishes its tail.

The positive relationship between swimming speed and larval orientation angle suggests that there was also an active response to tilting in turbulence,» said Karen Chan, assistant professor of life sciences at HKUST and one of the co-authors in the study.

Whereas most long - distance swimmers train for endurance, for her cold - water swims Cox must train for speed so she can get out of the water as quickly as possible.

The finding that changes in sperm motility, swimming speed and linearity are less pronounced in the presence of own seminal fluid also suggests that enhanced mobility is costly to ant males, for example because it may place sperm under oxidative stress, according to the authors.

One study, for example, found that sucralose exposure altered the movement of crustaceans and the swimming speed and height of water fleas.

The proportion of mobile sperm, their swimming speed and linearity were 40 %, 15 % and 8 % higher when exposed to rival seminal fluid or queen secretions than when exposed to own seminal fluid.

These allowed for control over the swimming motion, speed and heading direction of the microswimmers.

We expect the following predictions to be met: (i) a free - swimming robot whose design and movement are inspired by a zebrafish will not elicit fear response in zebrafish; (ii) the subjects will change their social interaction in the presence of the robotic fish; and (iii) the speed of the robotic fish will differentially modulate fish collective behavior.

Researchers have wondered how dolphins manage to swim so fast at least since the 1930s, when British zoologist James Gray marveled at reports of one dolphin's apparent speed as it outraced a boat.

Specifically, each fish was recorded with a high quality video camera (Canon Vixia HG 20) while swimming in the water tunnel at the speed of the water flow (the fish appeared at a stationary position in the water tunnel over time).

Shortfin mako sharks may be the fastest - swimming shark in the ocean, with top speeds of over 45 miles per hour.

By measuring multiple ejaculate traits of each male, the study characterized complex patterns of multivariate selection on combinations of sperm size, speed, and swimming path straightness.

There are ways to do this in virtually every type of low intensity cardio activity: for instance, in swimming you would leisurely do the breast stroke and then vigorously change to freestyle or the butterfly for a lap and try to boost your speed by kicking harder.

Now don't get me wrong about the cardio thing... in reality, I actually work on exercises that are much tougher and more intense than traditional cardio... I prefer wind sprints, hill sprints, swimming sprints, speed rope jumping, etc to complement my resistance training... all of which are more anaerobic in nature than aerobic.

The swim - specific exercises listed above are built to help swimmers increase their power and speed coming off the wall of a flip turn.

The type of exercise activity performed during your HIIT sessions doesn't really matter, as long as it is a full body type of activity (i.e. running, swimming, rowing, cross-country skiing, speed skating, etc...)

Swimming breaststroke for just 30 minutes can torch around 360 calories depending on your level of intensity and speed and your overall body weight.

The purpose of dryland training for swimming is to improve the swimmer's power, athleticism, and overall speed in the pool.

While it is true there are numerous adaptations that speed workouts develop (including, of course, improving overall swim speed), athletes with a background in strength focused lifting have a lesser need for speed work (and will experience more negative side effects in their upper body workouts).

A slow to medium speed run, provided it is efficient, utilizes a large number of energy stores and can be taxing on the bones and joints, but is not nearly as traumatic to the leg muscles as cycling, or as taxing on the upper body muscles as swimming.

Certainly not a healthy diet for the rest of us, considering he swims more than 400 laps a day - at record - setting speeds.

The four Champions provide players of the game with a variety of different boosts, ranging from electricity and cold resistance to flame guard and increased swimming speed.

Or when Derek Zoolander climbs aboard Penelope Cruz, affixing himself to the bulbous breastoids that forced her out of the modeling world and into law enforcement, so that she can swim him across an ocean like a dolphin at Mach 10 speeds.

Gloria swam with a tiny, fastidious stroke he saw as typical of the way she did everything; her brothers, intent on speed, thrashed through the water like outboard motors, but she swam carefully, held each hand carefully, pointed like a dart, her gleaming red fingernails leading the hand, the angled hand slicing neatly into the water with no splash whatsoever.

They can travel in the ocean at speeds as fast as 35 miles an hour and also swim in shallow water where Kauai snorkel enthusiasts can see them from a safe distance of 10 to 15 feet away.

Discover the wonder of swimming with sailfish, the fastest fish in the ocean speeds of up to 110 km hour.

This villa offers some incredible amenities, including a state - of - the - art gym, sauna, 25 metre heated horizon edged swimming pool, Jacuzzi, Porsche Cayenne for guest use, 2x theater systems (one with a massive 100» screen), high speed wireless internet access, a personal chef - provisioned refrigerator and selection of premium local wines, a selection of French Champagne and a personal concierge and villa manager.

This species is streamlined to swim and achieve speeds of up to 50 miles per hour.

Our Maldives adventure tours let you leisurely cruise on the deck of a sailboat to Dhoni (Maldivian sailboat), spot dolphins on a speeding catamaran, or swim across the equator just 50 km from the resort.

Amenities include cable TV, high - speed internet and laptop computer, laundry facilities, towels & linens, BBQ, hair dryer, iron & ironing board, use of 40 foot salt water swimming pool, and ocean view meditation hut just to mention a few.

Fly over the jungle on a zip - line, swim with dolphins, snorkel in the cenotes, immerse yourself in the Mayan culture, enjoy a thrilling Jungle tour taking a ride on a private speed boat driven by you, explore the beauty of Los Cabos with the annual visit of the magnificent marine mammals the Whales, or just watch the marine nature while we give you a tour in Puerto Vallarta Bahia.

WILD ORCHID is a 46 ft power catamaran, fully - equipped with 4 double bedrooms, two bathrooms, spacious air - conditioned interior, a fabulous protected fly - bridge, as well as a convenient swim platform, boasting an exhilarating cruising speed of 18 knots