ArticleBiology letters2015
Is the scaling of swim speed in sharks driven by metabolism?
Article in Biology letters, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 14 papers.
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- Analysing detection gaps in acoustic telemetry data to infer differential movement patterns in fish.Ecology and evolution · 2021Article
- Diel patterns in swimming behavior of a vertically migrating deepwater shark, the bluntnose sixgill (Hexanchus griseus).PloS one · 2020Article
- Scaling of swim speed in sharks: a comment on Jacoby et al. (2015).Biology letters · 2016Article
- Scaling of swim speed in sharks: a reply to Morrison (2016).Biology letters · 2016Article
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Abstract
The movement rates of sharks are intrinsically linked to foraging ecology, predator-prey dynamics and wider ecosystem functioning in marine systems. During ram ventilation, however, shark movement rates are linked not only to ecological parameters, but also to physiology, as minimum speeds are required to provide sufficient water flow across the gills to maintain metabolism. We develop a geometric model predicting a positive scaling relationship between swim speeds in relation to body size and ultimately shark metabolism, taking into account estimates for the scaling of gill dimensions. Empirical data from 64 studies (26 species) were compiled to test our model while controlling for the influence of phylogenetic similarity between related species. Our model predictions were found to closely resemble the observed relationships from tracked sharks, providing a means to infer mobility in particularly intractable species.
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