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Stenotherms at sub-zero temperatures: thermal dependence of swimming performance in Antarctic fish.
Journal of comparative physiology. B, Biochemical, systemic, and environmental physiology - 1 May 2001
Wilson R S, Franklin C E, Davison W, Kraft P
Abstract excerpt
We examined the burst swimming performance of two Antarctic fishes, Trematomus bernacchii and T. centronotus, at five temperatures between -1 degrees C and 10 degrees C. As Antarctic fishes are considered one of the most cold specialised and stenothermal of all ectotherms, we predicted they would possess a narrow thermal performance breadth for burst swimming and a correlative decrease in performance at high...
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