Akinori Takahashi

Summary

Affiliation: University of Tokyo
Country: Japan

Publications

  1. ncbi Stroke frequency, but not swimming speed, is related to body size in free-ranging seabirds, pinnipeds and cetaceans
    Katsufumi Sato
    International Coastal Research Centre, Ocean Research Institute, The University of Tokyo, 2 106 1 Akahama, Otsuchi, Iwate 028 1102, Japan
    Proc Biol Sci 274:471-7. 2007
  2. ncbi A new method to quantify prey acquisition in diving seabirds using wing stroke frequency
    Katsufumi Sato
    International Coastal Research Center, Ocean Research Institute, The University of Tokyo, Otsuchi, Iwate, Japan
    J Exp Biol 211:58-65. 2008
  3. ncbi Scaling of soaring seabirds and implications for flight abilities of giant pterosaurs
    Katsufumi Sato
    International Coastal Research Center, Ocean Research Institute, The University of Tokyo, Otsuchi, Iwate, Japan
    PLoS ONE 4:e5400. 2009
  4. ncbi Scaling of swim speed and stroke frequency in geometrically similar penguins: they swim optimally to minimize cost of transport
    Katsufumi Sato
    International Coastal Research Center, Ocean Research Institute, The University of Tokyo, 2 106 1 Akahama, Otsuchi, Iwate 028 1102, Japan
    Proc Biol Sci 277:707-14. 2010
  5. ncbi Regulation of stroke and glide in a foot-propelled avian diver
    Yutaka Watanuki
    Graduate School of Fisheries Sciences, Hokkaido University, Minato cho 3 1 1, Hakodate, Hokkaido, 041 8611, Japan
    J Exp Biol 208:2207-16. 2005

Detail Information

Publications5

  1. ncbi Stroke frequency, but not swimming speed, is related to body size in free-ranging seabirds, pinnipeds and cetaceans
    Katsufumi Sato
    International Coastal Research Centre, Ocean Research Institute, The University of Tokyo, 2 106 1 Akahama, Otsuchi, Iwate 028 1102, Japan
    Proc Biol Sci 274:471-7. 2007
    ..These results suggest that muscle characteristics may constrain swimming during cruising travel, with convergence among diving specialists in the proportions and contraction rates of propulsive muscles...
  2. ncbi A new method to quantify prey acquisition in diving seabirds using wing stroke frequency
    Katsufumi Sato
    International Coastal Research Center, Ocean Research Institute, The University of Tokyo, Otsuchi, Iwate, Japan
    J Exp Biol 211:58-65. 2008
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  3. ncbi Scaling of soaring seabirds and implications for flight abilities of giant pterosaurs
    Katsufumi Sato
    International Coastal Research Center, Ocean Research Institute, The University of Tokyo, Otsuchi, Iwate, Japan
    PLoS ONE 4:e5400. 2009
    ..The largest extant soarer, the wandering albatross, weighs about 12 kg, which might be a pragmatic limit to maintain a safety margin for sustainable flight and to survive in a variable environment...
  4. ncbi Scaling of swim speed and stroke frequency in geometrically similar penguins: they swim optimally to minimize cost of transport
    Katsufumi Sato
    International Coastal Research Center, Ocean Research Institute, The University of Tokyo, 2 106 1 Akahama, Otsuchi, Iwate 028 1102, Japan
    Proc Biol Sci 277:707-14. 2010
    ..28). The observed scaling relationships of penguins support these predictions, which suggest that breath-hold divers swam optimally to minimize the cost of transport, including mechanical and metabolic energy during dive...
  5. ncbi Regulation of stroke and glide in a foot-propelled avian diver
    Yutaka Watanuki
    Graduate School of Fisheries Sciences, Hokkaido University, Minato cho 3 1 1, Hakodate, Hokkaido, 041 8611, Japan
    J Exp Biol 208:2207-16. 2005
    ..Birds appeared to maintain the duration and the maximum strength of power stroke and thus optimize muscle contraction efficiency...