Organismal performance

Organismal performance (or whole-organism performance) refers to the ability of an organism to conduct a task when maximally motivated.[1] Various aspects of performance are of primary concern in human athletics, horse racing, and dog racing. Performance in swimming tasks has been a subject of fisheries research since the 1960s.[2] In a broader biological context, the term first came to prominence with studies of locomotor abilities in lizards and snakes in the late 1970s and early 1980s.[3]

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  2. ^ Plaut, I. (2001). "Critical swimming speed: its ecological relevance". Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology. Part A, Molecular & Integrative Physiology. 131 (1): 41–50. doi:10.1016/S1095-6433(01)00462-7. PMID 11733165.
  3. ^ Huey, R. B.; P. E. Hertz (1982). "Effects of body size and slope on sprint speed of a lizard (Stellio (Agama) stellio)". Journal of Experimental Biology. 97: 401–409. doi:10.1242/jeb.97.1.401.