John Morrison
Understanding Evolution of Antifreeze Mechanisms in Antarctic Fish
- LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
- 2010
- Taschenbuch
- 96 Seiten
- ISBN 9783838392479
Antarctic fishes live in some of the coldest waters in on the planet, temperatures at which most fishes would freeze and become fish-'sicles.' They, Antarctic fish, have developed a unique set of adaptations which lower the freezing point of their blood including a higher salt concentration and an antifreeze protein. In this text, the mechanism of the higher salt concentration is described, and it alludes to the evolution of this property due to environmental pressure. The text starts with a brief overview of the ecology of Antarctic waters and quickly runs in to the biochemistry behind enzymatic ion transport. It does a thorough job of characterizing
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