Unsteady flow affects swimming energetics in a labriform fish (Cymatogaster aggregata)

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 217, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 414-422

  Roche, D G ^a   Taylor, M K ^b   Binning, S A ^a   Johansen, J L ^c   Domenici, P ^d   Steffensen, J F ^e  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d CNR   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Complex flow; Critical swimming speed; Fin beat frequency; Oxygen consumption rate; Pectoral fin swimming; Respirometry

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; COMPLEX FLOW; CRITICAL SWIMMING SPEED; FIN (ORGAN); FIN-BEAT FREQUENCY; METABOLISM; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION RATE; PECTORAL FIN SWIMMING; PERCIFORMES; PHYSIOLOGY; RESPIROMETRY; SWIMMING;

COMPLEX FLOW; CRITICAL SWIMMING SPEED; FIN-BEAT FREQUENCY; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION RATE; PECTORAL FIN SWIMMING; RESPIROMETRY;

ANIMAL FINS; ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; OXYGEN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PERCIFORMES; SWIMMING;

EID: 84893350354     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.085811     Document Type: Article

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