Metabolic rate is a critical factor in animal biology and ecology, providing an objective
measure that can be used in attributing a cost to different activities and to assessing what …

New Findings What is the central question of this study? Exercise is known to promote
mitochondrial biogenesis in skeletal muscle, but what are the most relevant training …

The temporal and geographic attributes of the Deepwater Horizon incident in 2010 likely
exposed pelagic game fish species, such as mahi‐mahi, to crude oil. Although much of the …

Italian riffle dace (Telestes muticellus, Bonaparte 1837) is a small-bodied Leuciscidae native
to the Italian Peninsula, of which little is known about the ecology and individual movements …

1. Introduction 2. Physiological Demands of Swimming Exercise and the Stress Continuum
2.1. Introduction 2.2. Neuroendocrine Aspects of Stress and Exercise 2.3. Energy …

A “walking” gait has been identified in a range of vertebrate species with different body
plans, habitats, and life histories. With increased application of this broad umbrella term, it …

Abstract The Italian spined loach (Cobitis bilineata) is an elongated, small‐sized (< 12 cm)
spined loach native to northern Italy, Slovenia and Croatia. As for loaches in general, little is …

Dams and other in‐stream obstacles disrupt longitudinal connectivity and hinder fish from
moving between habitats. Fishways and other fish passage solutions are used to pass fish …

A fundamental assumption in animal telemetry is that the behavior and performance of
tagged animals do not substantially deviate from that of untagged animals. For fish …

Many fishes use their tail as the main thrust producer during swimming. This fin's diversity in
shape and size influences its physical interactions with water as well as its ecological …