Metabolic cold adaptation in fishes occurs at the level of whole animal, mitochondria and enzyme

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 279, Issue 1734, 2012, Pages 1740-1747

  White, Craig R ^a   Alton, Lesley A ^a   Frappell, Peter B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Citrate synthase; Climate; Metabolic cold adaptation; Metabolic rate; Mitochondria; Plasticity

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; COMPENSATION; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FISH; HOME RANGE; LATITUDE; METABOLISM; MITOCHONDRION; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT;

ANIMALIA; PISCES;

EID: 84858777516     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2011.2060     Document Type: Article

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