Locomotion at-1.0 degrees C: burst swimming performance of five species of Antarctic fish
We investigated the burst swimming performance of five species of Antarctic fish at -1.0degreesC. The species studied belonged to the suborder, Notothenioidei, and from the families, Nototheniidae and Bathydraconidae. Swimming performance of the fish was assessed over the initial 300 ms of a startle...
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ftunivqespace:oai:espace.library.uq.edu.au:UQ:64371 2023-05-15T13:47:20+02:00 Locomotion at-1.0 degrees C: burst swimming performance of five species of Antarctic fish Franklin, C. E. Wilson, R. S. Davison, W. 2003-01-01 https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:64371 eng eng Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd doi:10.1016/S0306-4565(02)00037-2 issn:0306-4565 orcid:0000-0003-1315-3797 Biology Zoology Swimming Performance Temperature Fish Antarctica Accelerometer Buoyancy Trade-offs Fast-start Performance Muscle Power Output Pike Esox-lucius Pagothenia-borchgrevinki Myoxocephalus-scorpius Temperature Adaptation Contractile Properties Thermal-dependence Escape Responses Marine Fish 270604 Comparative Physiology C1 771103 Living resources (flora and fauna) Journal Article 2003 ftunivqespace https://doi.org/10.1016/S0306-4565(02)00037-2 2020-08-04T01:44:43Z We investigated the burst swimming performance of five species of Antarctic fish at -1.0degreesC. The species studied belonged to the suborder, Notothenioidei, and from the families, Nototheniidae and Bathydraconidae. Swimming performance of the fish was assessed over the initial 300 ms of a startle response using surgically attached miniature accelerometers. Escape responses in all fish consisted of a C-type fast start; consisting of an initial pronounced bending of the body into a C-shape, followed by one or more complete tail-beats and an un-powered glide. We found significant differences in the swimming performance of the five species of fish examined, with average maximum swimming velocities (U-max) ranging from 0.91 to 1.39 m s(-1) and maximum accelerations (A(max)) ranging from 10.6 to 15.6 m s(-2). The cryopelagic species, Pagothenia borchgrevinki, produced the fastest escape response, reaching a U-max and A(max) of 1.39 m s(-1) and 15.6 m s(-2), respectively. We also compared the body shapes of each fish species with their measures of maximum burst performance. The dragonfish, Gymnodraco acuticeps, from the family Bathdraconidae, did not conform to the pattern observed for the other four fish species belonging to the family Nototheniidae. However, we found a negative relationship between buoyancy of the fish species and burst swimming performance. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica The University of Queensland: UQ eSpace Antarctic Journal of Thermal Biology 28 1 59 65 |
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Biology Zoology Swimming Performance Temperature Fish Antarctica Accelerometer Buoyancy Trade-offs Fast-start Performance Muscle Power Output Pike Esox-lucius Pagothenia-borchgrevinki Myoxocephalus-scorpius Temperature Adaptation Contractile Properties Thermal-dependence Escape Responses Marine Fish 270604 Comparative Physiology C1 771103 Living resources (flora and fauna) |
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Biology Zoology Swimming Performance Temperature Fish Antarctica Accelerometer Buoyancy Trade-offs Fast-start Performance Muscle Power Output Pike Esox-lucius Pagothenia-borchgrevinki Myoxocephalus-scorpius Temperature Adaptation Contractile Properties Thermal-dependence Escape Responses Marine Fish 270604 Comparative Physiology C1 771103 Living resources (flora and fauna) Franklin, C. E. Wilson, R. S. Davison, W. Locomotion at-1.0 degrees C: burst swimming performance of five species of Antarctic fish |
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Biology Zoology Swimming Performance Temperature Fish Antarctica Accelerometer Buoyancy Trade-offs Fast-start Performance Muscle Power Output Pike Esox-lucius Pagothenia-borchgrevinki Myoxocephalus-scorpius Temperature Adaptation Contractile Properties Thermal-dependence Escape Responses Marine Fish 270604 Comparative Physiology C1 771103 Living resources (flora and fauna) |
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We investigated the burst swimming performance of five species of Antarctic fish at -1.0degreesC. The species studied belonged to the suborder, Notothenioidei, and from the families, Nototheniidae and Bathydraconidae. Swimming performance of the fish was assessed over the initial 300 ms of a startle response using surgically attached miniature accelerometers. Escape responses in all fish consisted of a C-type fast start; consisting of an initial pronounced bending of the body into a C-shape, followed by one or more complete tail-beats and an un-powered glide. We found significant differences in the swimming performance of the five species of fish examined, with average maximum swimming velocities (U-max) ranging from 0.91 to 1.39 m s(-1) and maximum accelerations (A(max)) ranging from 10.6 to 15.6 m s(-2). The cryopelagic species, Pagothenia borchgrevinki, produced the fastest escape response, reaching a U-max and A(max) of 1.39 m s(-1) and 15.6 m s(-2), respectively. We also compared the body shapes of each fish species with their measures of maximum burst performance. The dragonfish, Gymnodraco acuticeps, from the family Bathdraconidae, did not conform to the pattern observed for the other four fish species belonging to the family Nototheniidae. However, we found a negative relationship between buoyancy of the fish species and burst swimming performance. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved. |
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Locomotion at-1.0 degrees C: burst swimming performance of five species of Antarctic fish |
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Locomotion at-1.0 degrees C: burst swimming performance of five species of Antarctic fish |
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Locomotion at-1.0 degrees C: burst swimming performance of five species of Antarctic fish |
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Locomotion at-1.0 degrees C: burst swimming performance of five species of Antarctic fish |
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Locomotion at-1.0 degrees C: burst swimming performance of five species of Antarctic fish |
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locomotion at-1.0 degrees c: burst swimming performance of five species of antarctic fish |
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