High hydrostatic pressure improves the swimming efficiency of European migrating silver eel

Respiratory Physiology and Neurobiology

Volumn 165, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 112-114

  Sebert P ^a   Scaion, D ^a   Belhomme, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BRETAGNE OCCIDENTALE   (France)

Author keywords

Eel; Energy metabolism; Migration; Pressure; Swimming

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; EEL; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; MALE; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; POPULATION MIGRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWIMMING;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ANIMAL MIGRATION; ANIMALS; EELS; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; SWIMMING;

EID: 57849130683     PISSN: 15699048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resp.2008.09.011     Document Type: Article

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