Biomechanics of swimming in develo** larval fish

CJ Voesenek, FT Muijres… - Journal of …, 2018 - journals.biologists.com
Most larvae of bony fish are able to swim almost immediately after hatching. Their
locomotory system supports several vital functions: fish larvae make fast manoeuvres to …

Turbulence, temperature, and turbidity: the ecomechanics of predator–prey interactions in fishes

TE Higham, WJ Stewart… - … and comparative biology, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Successful feeding and escape behaviors in fishes emerge from precise integration of
locomotion and feeding movements. Fishes inhabit a wide range of habitats, including still …

A hybrid underwater robot for multidisciplinary investigation of the ocean twilight zone

DR Yoerger, AF Govindarajan, JC Howland… - Science Robotics, 2021 - science.org
Mesobot, an autonomous underwater vehicle, addresses specific unmet needs for observing
and sampling a variety of phenomena in the ocean's midwaters. The midwater hosts a vast …

Neurotoxicity of organophosphate pesticides could reduce the ability of fish to escape predation under low doses of exposure

N Sandoval-Herrera, F Mena, M Espinoza… - Scientific Reports, 2019 - nature.com
Biomarkers are frequently used in ecotoxicology as they allow to study toxicant effects
happening at low concentrations of exposure. However, most sublethal studies only …

Temperature and turbidity interact synergistically to alter anti-predator behaviour in the Trinidadian guppy

C Zanghi, M Munro… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Due to climate change, freshwater habitats are facing increasing temperatures and more
extreme weather that disrupts water flow. Together with eutrophication and sedimentation …

Organization of the gravity-sensing system in zebrafish

Z Liu, DGC Hildebrand, JL Morgan, Y Jia… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Motor circuits develop in sequence from those governing fast movements to those governing
slow. Here we examine whether upstream sensory circuits are organized by similar …

Pursuit and evasion strategies in the predator–prey interactions of fishes

AN Peterson, AP Soto… - … and comparative biology, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Predator–prey interactions are critical to the biology of a diversity of animals. Although prey
capture is determined by the direction, velocity, and timing of motion by both animals, it is …

Speciation through the lens of biomechanics: locomotion, prey capture and reproductive isolation

TE Higham, SM Rogers… - … of the Royal …, 2016 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Speciation is a multifaceted process that involves numerous aspects of the biological
sciences and occurs for multiple reasons. Ecology plays a major role, including both abiotic …

Fish optimize sensing and respiration during undulatory swimming

O Akanyeti, PJM Thornycroft, GV Lauder… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
Previous work in fishes considers undulation as a means of propulsion without addressing
how it may affect other functions such as sensing and respiration. Here we show that …

The mechanosensory lateral line is used to assess opponents and mediate aggressive behaviors during territorial interactions in an African cichlid fish

JM Butler, KP Maruska - Journal of Experimental Biology, 2015 - journals.biologists.com
Fish must integrate information from multiple sensory systems to mediate adaptive
behaviors. Visual, acoustic and chemosensory cues provide contextual information during …