Does condition of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) have a greater impact upon swimming performance at Ucrit or sprint speeds?

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 207, Issue 17, 2004, Pages 2979-2990

  Martinez M ^a   Bedard M ^a   Dutil, J D ^b   Guderley, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b MAURICE LAMONTAGNE INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aerobic metabolism; Anaerobic metabolism; Atlantic cod; Condition; Gadus morhua; Red muscle; Sprint swimming; Ucrit swimming; White muscle

Indexed keywords

GADUS; GADUS MORHUA;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE; LACTIC ACID; PYRUVATE DEHYDROGENASE COMPLEX; SEA WATER;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BIOSYNTHESIS; BODY CONSTITUTION; CANADA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENZYMOLOGY; FISH; FOOD DEPRIVATION; HEMATOCRIT; METABOLISM; MORPHOMETRICS; PHYSIOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SWIMMING;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; BODY CONSTITUTION; BODY WEIGHTS AND MEASURES; ELECTRON TRANSPORT COMPLEX IV; FISHES; FOOD DEPRIVATION; HEMATOCRIT; LACTIC ACID; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PYRUVATE DEHYDROGENASE COMPLEX; QUEBEC; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEAWATER; SWIMMING;

EID: 5444262636     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.01142     Document Type: Article

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