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First published online March 21, 2005
Journal of Experimental Biology 208, 1329-1335 (2005)
Published by The Company of Biologists 2005
doi: 10.1242/jeb.01524
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Eel migration to the Sargasso: remarkably high swimming efficiency and low energy costs

Vincent van Ginneken1,*, Erik Antonissen1, Ulrike K. Müller2, Ronald Booms3, Ep Eding3, Johan Verreth3 and Guido van den Thillart1

1 Institute of Evolutionary and Ecological Sciences, Integrative Zoology, Leiden University, POB 9516, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands
2 Department of Experimental Zoology, Wageningen Agricultural University, Marijkeweg 40, 6709 PG Wageningen, The Netherlands
3 Department of Fishculture and Fisheries, Wageningen Agricultural University, Marijkeweg 40, 6709 PG Wageningen, The Netherlands



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  		Fig. 1. Oxygen consumption of fasting yellow eels from a hatchery (860±81.9 g, 73.1±3.8 cm BL) during a 6 month period of rest (circles) or 6 months of continuously swimming at 0.5 BL s–1 (diamonds) at 19°C. Regression lines: Rest-group: y=0.0326x+25.294; Swim-group: y=0.0394x+54.86.

 




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