Spatial variation in epaxial muscle activity during prey strike in largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides)

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 200, Issue 23, 1997, Pages 3021-3031

  Thys, Tierney ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Epaxial muscle; Feeding; Fish; Functional segregation; Largemouth bass; Micropterus salmoides; Myomeres; Prey strike; Spatial variation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031458545     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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