Power production during steady swimming in largemouth bass and rainbow trout

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 203, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 617-629

  Coughlin, David J ^a  

^a WIDENER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Fish; Largemouth bass; Micropterus salmoides; Oncorhynchus mykiss; Power production; Rainbow trout; Red muscle; Sonomicrometry; Swimming

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BASS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ENERGY METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; RAINBOW TROUT; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SWIMMING;

ANIMALS; BASS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ENERGY METABOLISM; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; SWIMMING;

ANIMALIA; MICROPTERUS SALMOIDES; MYKISS; ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; PISCES; SALMONIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0034090613     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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