Journal article
High-speed swimming Enhanced power in yellowfin tuna
Nature (London), Vol.410(6830), pp.770-771
04/12/2001
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/118296
PMID: 11298434
Abstract
Tuna are distinctive among bony fish for their elite swimming ability and their muscle anatomy, having loins of red, aerobic fibres deep within the body where other fish have only white, anaerobic fibres. Here we record the performance of the red muscle of yellowfin tuna in vitro and in vivo to show how this specialized muscle architecture can double the cruising power of these fish, revealing a functional link between this biomechanical design and high-speed swimming.
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- Title
- High-speed swimming Enhanced power in yellowfin tuna
- Creators
- Douglas A Syme - Department of Biological Sciences, University of CalgaryRobert E Shadwick - Marine Biology Research Division, Scripps Institution Of OceanographyStephen L Katz - Biological Laboratory for Open Water Mechanical Engineering
- Publication Details
- Nature (London), Vol.410(6830), pp.770-771
- Academic Unit
- Environment, School of the (CAS)
- Identifiers
- 99900548462101842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article