| Range |
rainbow trout ~10% squid ~5% %
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| Organism |
Metazoa animals |
| Reference |
Katsu-Kimura Y, Nakaya F, Baba SA, Mogami Y. Substantial energy expenditure for locomotion in ciliates verified by means of simultaneous measurement of oxygen consumption rate and swimming speed. J Exp Biol. 2009 Jun212(Pt 12):1819-24. doi: 10.1242/jeb.028894. p.1822 right column top paragraphPubMed ID19482999
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| Primary Source |
[1] Webb, P. W. (1971). The swimming energetics of trout. J. Exp. Biol. 55, 521-540. [2] Webber, D. M. and O’dor, R. K. (1986). Monitoring the metabolic rate and activity of free-swimming squid with telemetered jet pressure. J. Exp. Biol. 126, 205-224.PubMed ID5114038
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| Comments |
"Studies
investigating the swimming of larger-scale animals, however, have
reported higher efficiency: about 10% and 5%, for a rainbow trout
(Salmo gairdneri) swimming with undulating body and/or fins
(primary source [1]) and a squid (Illes illecebrosus) with jet propulsion
(primary source [2]), respectively. These facts demonstrate
that the energy cost of swimming in Paramecium is about two-orders
of magnitude lower than in these larger animals." |
| Entered by |
Uri M |
| ID |
110789 |