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Simulation study of how body shapes and sizes affected energetic efficiency helps explain relative success of early Polynesian voyaging
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Article URL: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0287290
Article Title: Estimated energetic demands of thermoregulation during ancient canoe passages from Tahiti to Hawaii and New Zealand, a simulation analysis
Author Countries: USA, Australia, New Zealand
Funding: AM received financial support from the Maritime Encounters (M21-0018) project funded by Sweden's Riksbankens Jubileumsfond.
Journal
PLoS ONE
Article Title
Estimated energetic demands of thermoregulation during ancient canoe passages from Tahiti to Hawaii and New Zealand, a simulation analysis
Article Publication Date
12-Jul-2023
COI Statement
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.