Slow muscle function of Pacific bonito (Sarda chiliensis) during steady swimming

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 203, Issue 13, 2000, Pages 2001-2013

  Ellerby, D J ^a   Altringham, J D ^a   Williams, T ^b   Block, B A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Kinematics; Muscle; Pacific bonito; Sarda chiliensis; Sonomicrometry; Stra in; Swimming

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; HISTOLOGY; PERCIFORMES; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SLOW MUSCLE FIBER; SWIMMING;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; MUSCLE FIBERS, SLOW-TWITCH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PERCIFORMES; SWIMMING;

ANGUILLA ANGUILLA; ANIMALIA; KATSUWONUS PELAMIS; MYKISS; ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; PERCIFORMES; SARDA CHILIENSIS; SCOMBER SCOMBRUS; SCOMBRIDAE GEN. SP.; THUNNUS ALBACARES;

EID: 0033891930     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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