Freezing resistance in winter flounder Pseudopleuronectes americanus

John G. Duman, Arthur L. Devries

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Abstract

THE blood serum freezing points of most marine teleosts are within the range of -0.5 to -0.8° C1. As large regions of the oceans have temperatures as much as 1° C below this range2, many marine fish must either increase the osmotic concentrations of their blood or exist in a supercooled state. The latter is unstable and in the presence of ice, supercooled fish will freeze and die.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)237-238
Number of pages2
JournalNature
Volume247
Issue number5438
DOIs
StatePublished - 1974
Externally publishedYes

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