G Dehnhardt

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Country: Germany

Publications

  1. ncbi Hydrodynamic trail-following in harbor seals (Phoca vitulina)
    G Dehnhardt
    Institut fur Zoologie, Universitat Bonn, Poppelsdorfer Schloss, D 53115 Bonn, Germany
    Science 293:102-4. 2001
  2. ncbi Ambient temperature does not affect the tactile sensitivity of mystacial vibrissae in harbour seals
    G Dehnhardt
    University of Bonn, Department of Zoology, Poppelsdorfer Schloss, D 53115 Bonn, Germany and University of Joensuu, Department of Biology, PO Box 111, SF 80101 Joensuu, Finland
    J Exp Biol 201:3023-9. 1998

Detail Information

Publications2

  1. ncbi Hydrodynamic trail-following in harbor seals (Phoca vitulina)
    G Dehnhardt
    Institut fur Zoologie, Universitat Bonn, Poppelsdorfer Schloss, D 53115 Bonn, Germany
    Science 293:102-4. 2001
    ..Here we show that blindfolded seals can use their whiskers to detect and accurately follow hydrodynamic trails generated by a miniature submarine. This shows that hydrodynamic information can be used for long-distance prey location...
  2. ncbi Ambient temperature does not affect the tactile sensitivity of mystacial vibrissae in harbour seals
    G Dehnhardt
    University of Bonn, Department of Zoology, Poppelsdorfer Schloss, D 53115 Bonn, Germany and University of Joensuu, Department of Biology, PO Box 111, SF 80101 Joensuu, Finland
    J Exp Biol 201:3023-9. 1998
    ..This suggests that, in the vibrissal follicles of harbour seals, no vasoconstriction occurs during cold acclimation, so that the appropriate operating temperature for the mechanoreceptors is maintained...