Field swimming performance of bluegill sunfish, Lepomis macrochirus : implications for field activity cost estimates and laboratory measures of swimming performance
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Field swimming performance of bluegill sunfish, Lepomis macrochirus: implications for field activity cost estimates and laboratory measures of swimming performance
Mobility is essential to the fitness of many animals, and the costs of locomotion can dominate daily energy budgets. Locomotor costs are determined by the physiological demands of sustaining mechanical performance, yet performance is poorly understood for most animals in the field, particularly aquatic organisms. We have used 3-D underwater videography to quantify the swimming trajectories and ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Ecology and Evolution
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2045-7758,2045-7758
DOI: 10.1002/ece3.3454