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

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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Main Authors: Henrik Lauridsen, Jens Mikkel Hyllested Pedersen, Steffen Ringgaard, Peter Rask Møller
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-08-01
Series:BMC Biology
Subjects:
Ecophysiology
Depth regulation
Bone mineral density
Lipid accumulation
Fatty organ
Headstand
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12915-022-01354-8

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12915-022-01354-8

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