Table 2.

Spatial differences in heat flux across the dorsal fin

Heat flux (W m-2)
AnimalCenter/Center in airCenter/Distal in airCenter/Center in waterCenter/Distal in water
FB101 17.0 54.2 34.9 54.5 
FB109 38.9 62.7 32.7 63.4 
FB11 9.1 37.9 10.1 34.4 
FB127 49.3 29.0 27.0 99.9 
FB14 28.8 15.5 19.1 18.3 
FB155 46.9 31.4 49.7 59.4 
FB174 4.9 82.6 63.3 70.1 
FB178 25.7 40.3 15.6 31.5 
FB25 129.3 168.4 14.0 41.6 
FB26 32.2 43.0 31.4 68.3 
FB32 63.5 62.9 15.7 55.4 
FB48 64.7 83.6 45.3 38.9 
FB58 78.0 78.5 41.7 114.6 
FB117 48.3 61.5 75.4 94.8 
FB13 66.7 50.2 76.3 95.1 
FB148 21.1 21.2 11.0 6.6 
FB15 30.7 27.6 13.2 10.1 
FB33 52.8 59.3 84.8 53.4 
FB43 45.3 32.7 29.4 44.8 
Mean ± S.D. 44.9±28.7 54.9±34.2 36.3±23.8 55.5±30.3 
Heat flux (W m-2)
AnimalCenter/Center in airCenter/Distal in airCenter/Center in waterCenter/Distal in water
FB101 17.0 54.2 34.9 54.5 
FB109 38.9 62.7 32.7 63.4 
FB11 9.1 37.9 10.1 34.4 
FB127 49.3 29.0 27.0 99.9 
FB14 28.8 15.5 19.1 18.3 
FB155 46.9 31.4 49.7 59.4 
FB174 4.9 82.6 63.3 70.1 
FB178 25.7 40.3 15.6 31.5 
FB25 129.3 168.4 14.0 41.6 
FB26 32.2 43.0 31.4 68.3 
FB32 63.5 62.9 15.7 55.4 
FB48 64.7 83.6 45.3 38.9 
FB58 78.0 78.5 41.7 114.6 
FB117 48.3 61.5 75.4 94.8 
FB13 66.7 50.2 76.3 95.1 
FB148 21.1 21.2 11.0 6.6 
FB15 30.7 27.6 13.2 10.1 
FB33 52.8 59.3 84.8 53.4 
FB43 45.3 32.7 29.4 44.8 
Mean ± S.D. 44.9±28.7 54.9±34.2 36.3±23.8 55.5±30.3 

Shown are differences between the mean heat flux values measured at the two center fin positions (Center/Center) and the greatest differences between the mean values measured at the center of the fin and the distal tip(Center/Distal) for the dorsal fin in air and submerged.

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