Thunniform swimming: Muscle dynamics and mechanical power production of aerobic fibres in yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares)

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 211, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1603-1611

  Shadwick, Robert E ^a   Syme, Douglas A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Muscle power; Muscle strain; Red muscle; Swimming; Work loop; Yellowfin tuna

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FAST MUSCLE FIBER; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SWIMMING; TUNA;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FIBERS, FAST-TWITCH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SWIMMING; TUNA;

SCOMBRIDAE; THUNNUS ALBACARES;

EID: 46949084116     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.013250     Document Type: Article

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