Blood of Fishes: Anti-Freeze Proteins
The colligative effects of solutes in seawater (around 450 mM) depresses sea water freezing point to â1.9°C , while ordinary […]
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Blood of Fishes
Different fishes have very different lifestyles, so it is not surprising that the properties of their blood vary according to
Accessory Pumps in Fishes
A remarkable variety of accessory pumps occurs in the venous circulation of different fishes. These range from the portal heart
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The Hearts of Fishes
Fish hearts are S-shaped and four-chambered with, from behind forwards, sinus venosus, atrium, ventricle and either a bulbus or conus
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Circulation in Fishes: Primary and Secondary
The oxygen acquired (from water or air), and the carbon dioxide excreted at the gills, have to be transported around
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Origin of Freshwater Fishes
The variety of freshwater fishes is striking, for they show radiations into different habitats with some of the most extraordinary
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Freshwater Fishes: Diversity
Diversity of Freshwater Fishes Despite representing only a miniscule (0.0093% according to Horn, 1972) part of the worldâs aquatic habitat,
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Marine Fishes: The Open Ocean
Epipelagic Fishes The open ocean beyond the continental shelf covers nearly two-thirds of the surface of the Earth, and some
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Marine Fishes: Coastal Region and Shallow Seas
Warm-water Fishes By far the greatest number (80%) of the 10 000 or so species of fishes in shallow seas
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Biogeography of Fishes
Introduction Fishes live in virtually every watery habitat found on earth. The worldâs deepest living fish (Abyssobrotula galatheae) was found
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