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Pairwise comparisons showed that the PCP-treated mice had significantly slower swimming speeds compared to controls only during blocks 1 and 2 (p = 0.01).

APP mice swam faster than the WT group at 8 9 months excluding the possibility that a lower body weight resulted in slower swimming speeds.

In the context of our GPS tracking study, it is conceivable that if relatively slower swimming speeds were exhibited by the larger sunfish (S3), they may have contributed to longer tag retention time through reduction in drag-associated forces acting on the tow body at the point of attachment.

Conversely, lower temperatures often result in slower swimming speeds since cold muscle cannot generate the same force as warm muscle (Rome et al., 1990; Green and Fisher, 2004).

Their short flagella showed faster beat frequency (57.6 ± 6.7 Hz; Figure 3H, light blue) and slower swim speed (54.6 ± 12.5 μm/s; Figure 3G, light blue) than normal length flagella.

Noren et al. compared the gliding speed of pregnant and non-pregnant bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) and confirmed that pregnant individuals had a significantly higher drag and a slower swim speed than non-pregnant individuals (Noren et al., 2011).

The dugong's placid nature and slow swimming style make it easy prey for predators.

Slow swimming is powered by the red (oxidative) muscle and bursts of fast swimming by the white (glycolytic) muscle.

Slow swimming is accomplished by undulating movements of dorsal and anal fins, whereas rapid swimming occurs by undulating the body and caudal fin.

The finned octopods and the bottle-tailed squids have paddle-shaped fins that probably are most useful for hovering and slow swimming.

Another notable feature is a well-developed network of blood vessels below the skin that acts as a temperature-regulating device associated with long-term, slow swimming.