Sentence examples for more streamlined body from inspiring English sources

We suggest that transformation produced a similar body profile in mosasaurs to that of cetaceans [35], [36], in which the abdominal viscera is situated anteriorly in order to contribute to a more streamlined body profile.

A more streamlined body occurs in these morphs to facilitate a high attack speed.

An elongated, more streamlined body is usually associated with the exploitation of open water habitats [ 26- 28].

Roach from the lake with highest predation pressure were most divergent from the average body shape of all populations, characterized by a more streamlined body and caudally inserted dorsal fins; features that facilitate predator escape.

A more streamlined body and terminal snout in contrast is better adept at prolonged swimming in the pelagic zone searching and consuming widely dispersed food (Pettersson and Hedenström 1997; Svanbäck and Eklöv 2003; Langerhans et al. 2003).

However, these patterns are not ubiquitous as some fishes can display more streamlined body forms in lentic habitats compared with streams (e.g., Hendry et al. 2002; McGuigan et al. 2003).

Specifically, guppies from oil-polluted sites have slightly longer and shallower (more streamlined) bodies than do guppies from not-polluted sites (VR.np and MR.np).

But Silurian graptolites had a streamlined body plan, more like a stick than like a set of branches.

In particular, Paria males had more positive values for PC1, corresponding to a shorter and less streamlined body shape.

This large lizard has a streamlined body shape with a long tail and powerful legs.

The hind feet are held tightly against the tail, and this results in a streamlined body configuration.