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J Exp Biol (2009) 212 (4): 461–470.
Published: 15 February 2009
... adipose tissue citrate synthase counter-current heat exchange cranial endothermy extraocular muscle Lampris guttatus lateral rectus magnetic resonance imaging moonfish opah regional endothermy retia superior rectus temperature Several fish lineages have independently evolved...
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J Exp Biol (2005) 208 (22): 4255–4261.
Published: 15 November 2005
... The Company of Biologists Limited 2005 2005 Alopias endothermy red muscle aerobic temperature retia lamnid The warming of the red, aerobic myotomal muscle (RM) is a derived character state documented for the tunas (Scombridae), lamnid sharks (Lamnidae) and the common thresher shark...
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J Exp Biol (2000) 203 (20): 3077–3087.
Published: 15 October 2000
...) myotomal muscle using counter-current heat exchangers (retia) change with size in juvenile black skipjack tuna ( Euthynnus lineatus ) above and below the hypothesized minimum size for endothermy of 207 mm fork length ( FL ). Early juvenile scombrids (10–77 mm FL ) collected off the Pacific coast of Panama...
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J Exp Biol (1994) 190 (1): 79–93.
Published: 1 May 1994
...Kathryn A. Dickson ABSTRACT Tunas (family Scombridae) maintain muscle temperatures ( T m ) elevated significantly above ambient water temperature ( T a ) by using vascular counter-current heat exchangers (retia mirabilia) to conserve metabolic heat generated by continuous contraction of red muscle...