Importance of electrode positioning in biotelemetry studies estimating muscle activity in fish

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 819-831

  Beddow, T A ^a,b   McKinley, R S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biotelemetry; EMG; Muscle; Salmo salar; Salmon; Swimming

Indexed keywords

SALMO SALAR;

EID: 0033119093     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jfbi.1998.0917     Document Type: Article

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