| New Research Shows How Antarctic Fish Have Adapted To Freezing Water Temperatures | |
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In order to live in the frigid waters of the Southern Ocean, Antarctic fish have developed adaptations over millennia. According to recent research, they have, though, lost their capacity to develop at the same speeds as their warmer-water counterparts, even when the water temperature is maintained at the same level. Two fish species were investigated in this study, which was carried out by scientists from the University of Plymouth and British Antarctic Survey. They were the Antarctic spiny plunderfish and the shanny. |
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Even when the pair of ecologically comparable species were kept at the identical water temperature, the Antarctic fish ate approximately 20% less food and developed at a pace that was almost half that of the temperate fish. In this study, researchers discovered that fish residing in Antarctic water temperatures have significantly boosted the quantity of cellular machinery they possess to create proteins – though they are still unable to produce proteins at the same frequency as their warmer water counterparts – whereas the speeds at which polar as well as mild temperatures waters fish dissolve protein are very similar. |
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