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Beamish, F. W. H. (1978). Swimming capacity. Pages 101-187 in W. S. Hoar and D. J. Randall, eds. Fish physiology, Academic Press, New York, New York (USA).
This book chapter presents a physiological account of swimming capacity in fishes. As such, it describes both field and laboratory methods for determining swimming capacity, paying particular attention to biological and environmental constraints on physiological processes responsible for defining species-specific swimming capacities. In addition, an account is provided the energetics of swimming in fishes. Numerous tables, containing species-specific swimming performance information, are presented along with citations to the original research conducted to determine swimming preformance. Finally, a discussion of the application of swimming performance data to management practices concludes the chapter.
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