A field based study of swimbladder adjustment in a physostomous teleost fish

The present study assesses swimbladder dynamics in natural occurring sardine, Sardina pilchardus, populations with the aim to examine whether this is affected by bathymetric positioning and the physiological state of the individuals. To do so, swimbladder size and shape were modeled in relation to c...

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Main Authors: Kostas Ganias, Stella Michou, Cristina Nunes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2015-04-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/892.pdf