References

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Bushnell, P. G., and D. R. Jones. "Cardiovascular and Respiratory Physiology of Tuna - Adaptations for Support of Exceptionally High Metabolic Rates." Environmental Biology of Fishes 40 3 (1994): 303-18. Print.

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Kitagawa, T., Kimura, S., Nakata, H. and Yamada, H.. "Thermal Adaptation of Pacific Bluefin Tuna Thunnus Orientalis to Temperate Waters (Vol 72, Pg 149, 2006)." Fisheries Science 72 2 (2006): 458-58. Print.

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Teo, S. L. H., Boustany, A., Dewar, H., Stokesbury, M. J. W., Weng, K. C., Beemer, S., Seitz, A. C., Farwell, C. J., Prince, E. D., and Block, B. A.. "Annual Migrations, Diving Behavior, and Thermal Biology of Atlantic Bluefin Tuna, Thunnus Thynnus, on Their Gulf of Mexico Breeding Grounds." Marine Biology 151 1 (2007): 1-18. Print.

Wilson, S. G., Lutcavage, M. E., Brill, R. W., Genovese, M. P., Cooper, A. B., and Everly, A. W. "Movements of Bluefin Tuna (Thunnus Thynnus) in the Northwestern Atlantic Ocean Recorded by Pop-up Satellite Archival Tags." Marine Biology 146 2 (2005): 409-23. Print.

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Tuna swimming courtsey of Wild Muse's Blog.

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Adaptive Value

Diving depth of bluefin tuna. Diagram courtsey of Tag-A-Giant Foundation.

Caught bluefin tuna image courtsey of Four Packs for Oggies.

Mechanism

Migration tracking of bluefin tuna in the Atlantic. Diagram courtsey of Tag-A-Giant Foundation.

Bluefin tuna swimming image courtsey of Start An Animal Sanctuary.

Ontogeny

Juvenile Bluefin tuna's red muscle temperature being tested. Courtsey of Kubo et al. 2008.

Phylogeny

Figure 1- Courtsey of WWF.

Further Reading

785lb Monster Tuna

Tag-A-Giant Foundation

Species of Tuna