Much has been written about the energetic effects of animals moving in schools or flocks, but experimental results are few and often ambiguous. A new study in PLOS Biology shows that schooling greatly reduces the cost of transport for fish in turbulent flow.
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11161012 | PMC |
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3002677 | DOI Listing |
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