Muscle function and swimming in sharks

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 80, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1904-1939

  Shadwick, R E ^a   Goldbogen, J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fast starts; Lamnid kinematics; Migration; Muscle activation; Myomeres; Tagging

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BIOMECHANICS; FAST MUSCLE FIBER; HISTOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SHARK; SLOW MUSCLE FIBER; SWIMMING;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; MUSCLE FIBERS, FAST-TWITCH; MUSCLE FIBERS, SLOW-TWITCH; SHARKS; SWIMMING;

CHONDRICHTHYES; LAMNIDAE; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 84859768520     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2012.03266.x     Document Type: Review

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