The biochemistry of the skipjack swimming musculature and its application to metabolic control in vertebrate white muscle
The tunas could be called the 'ultimate teleosts'. They have a high percentage of muscle and a high percentage of that muscle is red muscle, the muscles are kept at above ambient temperatures by a counter current heat exchanger and the respiratory capabilities of these fish are accordingly...
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Language: | English |
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2010
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2429/21153 |