TABLE OF CONTENTS

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction (PDF Format)

Setting the Stage: Theoretical and Morphological Factors Concerning Performance

Available power and competitive fitness in fishes. Kelsch, SW9

Differential recruitment of anaerobic muscle fibres of rainbow trout and sockeye salmon during exhaustive exercise. Burgetz, IJ, SG Hinch and DJ Randall15

Measurement of metabolism in free ranging juvenile fishes using electron transport system enzyme assays. Gopalan, G, SP Madon, DA Culver and PW Pappas21 Approaches for aging adult American shad from scales and otoliths: a graphical and statistical comparison. Aschenbach, EF, GC Garman and CM Conway31

Stoking the Furnace:
Metabolic and Cardiac Factors Influencing Performance

Fish cardiovascular physiology: pushing the limits of a life support system. Farrell, AP43

Influence of adrenalin, ryanodine and temperature on isolated ventricular trabeculae from rainbow trout. Shiels, HA, ED Stevens and AP Farrell49

Hypoxemic effects on cardiac beta-adrenoreceptors and stress proteins in salmonids. Gamperl, AK, MM Vijayan, AP Farrell and C Pereira57

Maximum cardiac performance of rainbow trout at temperatures approaching their upper lethal limit. Hicks, JMT, AP Farrell, AK Gamperl, HA Shiels and KE Jain69

Effects of sexual maturation on morphological and biochemical characteristics of the male rainbow trout heart. Clark,RJ, JJ Clark and KJ Rodnick77

Acute regulation of glucose metabolism in cardiac muscle of American eel. Rodnick, KJ, A Rideout and WR Driedzic79

Tissue specific protein synthesis in the crucian carp: energetic strategies for life under anoxia. Smith, RW, GE Nilsson, DF Houlihan and JG Brechin81

31P-NMR studies of the relation between phosphocreatine dynamics and intracellular pH in carp. Hallman, TM, AC Rojas-Vargas and DR Jones91

Winning the Race: Swimming Performance of Fishes

Physical versus physiological effect of temperature on burst swimming of herring larvae. Batty, RS and LA Fuiman99

Swimming capacity and its correlates measured with performance tests of varying duration in Atlantic cod. Nelson, JA, S Reidy and G Pogson105

Effects of temperature and salinity on aerobic and anaerobic capacities of Atlantic cod. Tang, Y, and JA Nelson113

Rapid rates of growth, metabolism and swimming in juvenile tunas. Dickson, K115

A comparison of the swimming performance between transgenic and normal coho salmon. Bennett, W, RH Devlin and AP Farrell121

Reduction in swimming performance of brown trout following copper exposure in soft, acidic water. Beaumont, MW, PJ Butler, EW Taylor, JL Mair and MS Mohammed127