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Linking environmental salinity to respiratory phenotypes and metabolic rate in fishes: a data mining and modelling approach.
The Journal of experimental biology - 8 Mar 2022
Harter Till S, Damsgaard Christian, Regan Matthew D
Abstract excerpt
The gill is the primary site of ionoregulation and gas exchange in adult teleost fishes. However, those characteristics that benefit diffusive gas exchange (large, thin gills) may also enhance the passive equilibration of ions and water that threaten osmotic homeostasis. Our literature review revealed that gill surface area and thickness were similar in freshwater (FW) and seawater (SW) species; however, the...
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