Locomotor muscle fibre heterogeneity and metabolism in the fastest large-bodied rorqual: the fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus)
From a terrestrial ancestry, the fin whale ( Balaenoptera physalus ) is one of the largest animals on Earth with a sprinter anti-predator strategy, and a characteristic feeding mode, lunge feeding, which involves bouts of high-intensity muscle activity demanding high metabolic output. We investigate...
| Published in: | Journal of Experimental Biology |
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| Format: | Text |
| Language: | English |
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The Company of Biologists Ltd
2018
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| Online Access: | http://jeb.biologists.org/cgi/content/short/221/12/jeb177758 https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.177758 |