Tuna comparative physiology

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 207, Issue 23, 2004, Pages 4015-4024

  Graham, Jeffrey B ^a   Dickson, Kathryn A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Evolution; Fish; Metabolism; Phylogeny; Regional endothermy; Thunniform locomotion

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BIOMECHANICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ENERGY METABOLISM; ENVIRONMENT; HEART OUTPUT; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SEA; SWIMMING; TEMPERATURE; THERMOREGULATION; TUNA;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; CARDIAC OUTPUT; DEMOGRAPHY; ENERGY METABOLISM; ENVIRONMENT; OCEANS AND SEAS; PHYLOGENY; SWIMMING; TEMPERATURE; TUNA;

PISCES; SCOMBRIDAE; SCOMBRIDAE GEN. SP.; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 11144338779     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.01267     Document Type: Review

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