Evidence for temperature elevation in the aerobic swimming musculature of the common Thresher Shark, Alopias vulpinus

Copeia

Volumn , Issue 1, 2005, Pages 146-151

  Bernal, Diego ^a   Sepulveda, Chugey A ^b  

^a WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MUSCLE; TEMPERATURE;

ALOPIAS VULPINUS; ALOPIINAE (ELASMOBRANCH); CHONDRICHTHYES;

EID: 13844275189     PISSN: 00458511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1643/CP-04-180R1     Document Type: Article

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