期刊
BIOLOGY LETTERS
卷 8, 期 2, 页码 266-269出版社
ROYAL SOC
DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2011.0885
关键词
cost of transport; metabolism; climate change; biomechanics; ecomechanics
资金
- National Science Foundation [DGE-0802270]
Understanding the effects of water temperature on the swimming performance of fishes is central in understanding how fish species will respond to global climate change. Metabolic cost of transport (COT)-ameasure of the energy required to swim a given distance-is a key performance parameter linked to many aspects of fish life history. We develop a quantitative model to predict the effect of water temperature on COT. The model facilitates comparisons among species that differ in body size by incorporating the body mass-dependence of COT. Data from 22 fish species support the temperature and mass dependencies of COT predicted by our model, and demonstrate that modest differences in water temperature can result in substantial differences in the energetic cost of swimming.
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