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 language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 237-238 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Journal | Nature |
| Volume | 247 |
| Issue number | 5438 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1974 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General