Energy savings in sea bass swimming in a school: Measurements of tail beat frequency and oxygen consumption at different swimming speeds

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 366-376

  Herskin, J ^a   Steffensen, J F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Dicentrarchus labrax; Flow tank; Hydrodynamic advantages; Respirometry; Schooling fish

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031853782     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jfbi.1998.0708     Document Type: Article

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