... manuscript. Competing interests The authors declare no competing financial interests. 29 1 2014 4 9 2014 © 2014. Published by The Company of Biologists Ltd 2014 Biomechanical model Development Morphogenesis Myotome Quantitative analysis Teleost The myotome's...

...Emmanuelle Dumont; Cecile Rallière; Pierre-Yves Rescan SUMMARY The external cell layer that surrounds the fish primary myotome provides the myogenic precursors necessary for muscle growth, suggesting that this epithelium is equivalent to the amniote dermomyotome. In this study we report...

... adaptations augmenting the delivery, transfer and utilization of O 2 by the red myotomal muscle (RM), which powers continuous swimming. Tuna swimming performance is enhanced by a unique anterior and centrally positioned RM (i.e. closer to the vertebral column) and by structural features (relatively small...