Domestic species are an example of experimental evolution involving intentional selective breeding for particular traits. These species provide an opportunity to study varying rates of …
Concentric (shortening) and isometric (constant-length) muscle contractions are well documented across tetrapod species. Less is known, however, about how fish differentiate uses of concentric and …
Many fishes use their ‘swimming’ muscles to generate most of the power for suction feeding, an explosive behavior whereby fish ingest food by sucking water …
Locomotion is an essential component of animal life history, and is strongly linked to morphology and physiology. Frog locomotion represents an ideal system in which …
Abstract of “The Hydrostatic Skeleton of Muscle” by David A. Sleboda, Ph.D., Brown University, May 2019 Fluid accounts for over 70% of muscle mass, and …