Buoyancy and hydrostatic balance in a West Indian Ocean coelacanth Latimeria chalumnae

Abstract Background Buoyancy and balance are important parameters for slow-moving, low-metabolic, aquatic organisms. The extant coelacanths have among the lowest metabolic rates of any living vertebrate and can afford little energy to keep station. Previous observations on living coelacanths support...

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Principais autores:	Henrik Lauridsen, Jens Mikkel Hyllested Pedersen, Steffen Ringgaard, Peter Rask Møller
Formato:	Artigo
Idioma:	Inglês
Publicado:	BMC 2022-08-01
Series:	BMC Biology
Assuntos:	Ecophysiology Depth regulation Bone mineral density Lipid accumulation Fatty organ Headstand
Acceso en liña:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s12915-022-01354-8
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