Freezing resistance in winter flounder Pseudopleuronectes americanus

John G. Duman; Arthur L. Devries

doi:10.1038/247237a0

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 language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	237-238
Number of pages	2
Journal	Nature
Volume	247
Issue number	5438
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/247237a0
State	Published - 1974
Externally published	Yes

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Freezing resistance in winter flounder Pseudopleuronectes americanus

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