Selective advantages conferred by the high performance physiology of tunas, billfishes, and dolphin fish

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - A Physiology

Volumn 113, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 3-15

  Brill, R W ^a  

^a ALASKA FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

billfish; dolphin fish; dorado; energetics; mahimahi; marlin; skipjack tuna; swimming; tunas; yellowfin tuna

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY METABOLISM; FISH; METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWIMMING;

EID: 0029870612     PISSN: 03009629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0300-9629(95)02064-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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