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Air and water : the biology and physics of life's media
- M. Denny
- Biology, Physics
- 1993
Addressing general readers and biologists, Mark Denny shows how the physics of fluids (in this case, air and water) influences the often fantastic ways in which life forms adapt themselves to their… Expand
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Nearshore Biomechanics. (Book Reviews: Biology and the Mechanics of the Wave-Swept Environment)
- M. Denny
- Engineering, Biology
- 1988
This text introduces and draws together pertinent aspects of fluid dynamics, physical oceanography, solid mechanics, and organismal biology to provide a much-needed set of tools for quantitatively… Expand
Pulsed delivery of subthermocline water to Conch Reef (Florida Keys) by internal tidal bores
- J. Leichter, S. Wing, S. Miller, M. Denny
- Environmental Science
- 1 November 1996
Internal tidal bores generated by breaking internal waves cause dramatic, high-frequency variation in temperature, salinity, water velocities, and concentration of chlorophyll a on Conch Reef,… Expand
Consequences of Surf-Zone Turbulence for Settlement and External Fertilization
- M. Denny, Mark F. Shibata
- Biology
- The American Naturalist
- 1 December 1989
The models presented here predict that surf-zone turbulence can have important consequences for wave-swept organisms. The rapid mixing of the water column ensures that larvae and spores can be… Expand
Predicting Physical Disturbance: Mechanistic Approaches to the Study of Survivorship on Wave‐Swept Shores
- M. Denny
- Biology
- 1 February 1995
For the past 30 yr wave-swept shores have served as a model system for experimentation in community ecology. Due in large part to the severity of the physical environment, individual plants and… Expand
Mechanical Consequences of Size in Wave‐Swept Algae
- B. Gaylord, C. Blanchette, M. Denny
- Biology
- 1 February 1994
The intertidal zone of wave-swept rocky shores is characterized by high velocities and exceedingly rapid accelerations. The resulting hydrodynamic forces (drag, lift, and the accelerational force)… Expand
THE PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF SPIDER'S SILK AND THEIR ROLE IN THE DESIGN OF ORB-WEBS
- M. Denny
- Biology
- 1 October 1976
SUMMARY 1. Determinations were made of several physical properties of the viscid and frame silks of the orb-webs built by the spider Araneus sericatus (Cl.). 2. Both types of silk show a breaking… Expand
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Spreading the risk: Small-scale body temperature variation among intertidal organisms and its implications for species persistence
Abstract The intertidal zone of wave-swept rocky shores is a potentially useful system in which to monitor, experimentally manipulate, and possibly forecast the ecological consequences of impending… Expand
Quantifying «wave exposure»: a simple device for recording maximum velocity and results of its use at several field sites
- E. C. Bell, M. Denny
- Biology
- 22 August 1994
Abstract Numerous studies have established that exposure to wave action can affect all aspects of the life history of a marine organism, and can thereby have an important role in the structuring of… Expand
Lift as a mechanism of patch initiation in mussel beds
- M. Denny
- Biology
- 15 December 1987
Abstract The mussel Mytilus californianus is the dominant competitor for space in the mid-intertidal zone of wave-swept rocky shores in the Pacific Northwest where it forms extensive tightly packed… Expand