TY - JOUR
T1 - Osmoregulatory adjustments by three atherinids (Leptatherina presbyteroides; Craterocephalus mugiloides; Leptatherina wallacei) to a range of salinities
AU - Thompson, G. G.
PY - 1992
Y1 - 1992
N2 - 1. 1. Patterns of osmoregulation were studied in three species of Swan river atherinids (Leptatherina presbyteroides, lower estuarine and marine; Craterocephalus mugiloides, mid estuarine; Leptatherina wallacei, upper estuarine) over a wide range of salinities. 2. 2. The plasma Na+ concentration was elevated with an increase in salinity. 3. 3. Haematocrit and body water content decreased with acclimation to higher salinity. 4. 4. All three species of atherinids osmotically regulated over a salinity range greater than that which these fish are reported to occur in. © 1992.
AB - 1. 1. Patterns of osmoregulation were studied in three species of Swan river atherinids (Leptatherina presbyteroides, lower estuarine and marine; Craterocephalus mugiloides, mid estuarine; Leptatherina wallacei, upper estuarine) over a wide range of salinities. 2. 2. The plasma Na+ concentration was elevated with an increase in salinity. 3. 3. Haematocrit and body water content decreased with acclimation to higher salinity. 4. 4. All three species of atherinids osmotically regulated over a salinity range greater than that which these fish are reported to occur in. © 1992.
U2 - 10.1016/0300-9629(92)90173-n
DO - 10.1016/0300-9629(92)90173-n
M3 - Article
VL - 103
SP - 725
EP - 728
JO - Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology -- Part A: Physiology
JF - Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology -- Part A: Physiology
IS - 4
ER -