Effects of size and morphology on swimming performance in juvenile brown trout (Salmo trutta L.)

Ecology of Freshwater Fish

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 241-246

  Ojanguren, A F ^a   Brana, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Body form; Burst speed; Interindividual variability; Locomotion; Salmonidae; Stamina

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION; MORPHOLOGY; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SALMONID; SWIMMING BEHAVIOR;

SALMO; SALMO TRUTTA; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 0345149488     PISSN: 09066691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1600-0633.2003.00016.x     Document Type: Article

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