Intermittent swimming and muscle power output in brook trout, Salvelinus fontinalis
David J. Coughlin,
Madeline D. Dutterer
Abstract:Slow and sustainable intermittent swimming has recently been described in several Centrarchid fishes, such as bluegill and largemouth bass. This swimming behavior involves short periods of body‐caudal fin undulation alternating with variable periods of coasting. This aerobic muscle powered swimming appears to reduce energetic costs for slow, sustainable swimming, with fish employing a “fixed‐gear” or constant tailbeat frequency and modulating swimming speed by altering the length of the coasting period. We ask… Show more
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