Red muscle activation patterns in yellowfin (Thunnus albacares) and skipjack (Katsuwonus pelamis) tunas during steady swimming

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 202, Issue 16, 1999, Pages 2127-2138

  Knower, Torre ^a   Shadwick, Robert E ^a   Katz, Stephen L ^a,c   Graham, Jeffrey B ^a   Wardle, Clement S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^b MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Activation; Electromyography; Katsuwonus pelamis; Red muscle; Skipjack; Steady swimming; Thunnus albacares; Tuna; Yellowfin

Indexed keywords

ANGUILLIFORMES; KATSUWONUS PELAMIS; PELAMIS; SCOMBRIDAE; SCOMBRIDAE GEN. SP.; THUNNUS ALBACARES;

EID: 0032831535     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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