Thermal dependence of contractile properties of the aerobic locomotor muscle in the leopard shark and shortfin mako shark

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 210, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1194-1203

  Donley, Jeanine M ^a   Shadwick, Robert E ^b,e   Sepulveda, Chugey A ^c   Syme, Douglas A ^d  

^a MiraCosta College   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^c Pfleger Institute of Environmental Research   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Contractile properties; Isurus; Lamnid; Red muscle; Temperature; Triakis; Work loop

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; SHARK; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SHARKS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TEMPERATURE;

CHONDRICHTHYES; FELIDAE; ISURUS; ISURUS OXYRINCHUS; LAMNIDAE; TRIAKIS; TRIAKIS SEMIFASCIATA;

EID: 34248326770     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.02730     Document Type: Article

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