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- Title
The energy cost of off-shore migration in Nymphon gracile (Pycnogonida).
- Authors
MORGAN, ELFED
- Abstract
The transportation off-shore of the littoral pycnogonid Nymphon gracile during the winter months is facilitated by the ebb tide swimming of this otherwise benthic animal. The energy cost of migration has been estimated from measurements of oxygen consumption and drag forces acting on the different segments of the leg during swimming. The swimming patterns of N. gracile both under constant conditions and in response to tidal pressure cycles are considered in relation to the animals' energy reserves.
- Publication
Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 1978, Vol 63, Issue 1/2, p171
- ISSN
0024-4082
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1096-3642.1978.tb02096.x