Why do tuna maintain elevated slow muscle temperatures? Power output of muscle isolated from endothermic and ectothermic fish

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 200, Issue 20, 1997, Pages 2617-2627

  Altringham, John D ^a   Block, Barbara A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bonito; Endothermy; Fish; Muscle; Power output; Sarda chiliensis; Swimming; Thunnus albacares; Work loops; Yellowfin tuna

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; LOCOMOTION; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TUNA;

ANIMALS; BODY TEMPERATURE; LOCOMOTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; TUNA;

ANIMALIA; KATSUWONUS PELAMIS; SARDA CHILIENSIS; SCOMBRIDAE; SCOMBRIDAE GEN. SP.; THUNNUS ALBACARES;

EID: 0031259561     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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