Evidence for cranial endothermy in the opah (Lampris guttatus)

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 212, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 461-470

  Runcie, Rosa M ^a,b   Dewar, Heidi ^b   Hawn, Donald R ^c   Frank, Lawrence R ^d   Dickson, Kathryn A ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SOUTHWEST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adipose tissue; Citrate synthase; Counter current heat exchange; Cranial endothermy; Extraocular muscle; Lampris guttatus; Lateral rectus; Magnetic resonance imaging; Moonfish; Opah; Regional endothermy; Retia; Superior rectus; Temperature

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; FISH; HISTOLOGY; MUSCLE; PHYSIOLOGY; SKULL; THERMOGENESIS; THERMOREGULATION;

ANIMALS; BODY TEMPERATURE; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; FISHES; MUSCLES; SKULL; THERMOGENESIS;

CHONDRICHTHYES; LAMNIDAE; LAMPRIDIDAE; LAMPRIS GUTTATUS; MENIDAE; SCOMBRIDAE; XIPHIIDAE;

EID: 59849123405     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.022814     Document Type: Article

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