Swimming Performance of Adult Sea Lamprey, Petromyzon marinus, in Relation to Weight and Temperature
- 1 April 1974
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Transactions of the American Fisheries Society
- Vol. 103 (2) , 355-358
- https://doi.org/10.1577/1548-8659(1974)103<355:spoasl>2.0.co;2
Abstract
Distance (m) sea lampreys, Petromyzon marinus, swam increased with weight (2.4–106.9 g) but at a decreasing acceleration for a fixed velocity and temperature. Distance declined with increase in swimming speed between 20–60 cm/sec at a decreasing acceleration. The greatest distance was recorded for the largest lampreys at the lowest swimming speeds. Distance increased with temperature between 5–15 C. Performance of sea lampreys was less than that for teleosts which may be related to differences in their morphology.Keywords
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