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SUBMITTER: Joyce W
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4785915 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Joyce William W Ozolina Karlina K Mauduit Florian F Ollivier Hélène H Claireaux Guy G Shiels Holly A HA
Biology letters 20160101 1
Hypoxia is a pervasive problem in coastal environments and is predicted to have enduring impacts on aquatic ecosystems. Intraspecific variation in hypoxia tolerance is well documented in fish; however, the factors underlying this variation remain unknown. Here, we investigate the role of the heart in individual hypoxia tolerance of the European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax). We found individual whole-animal hypoxia tolerance is a stable trait in sea bass for more than 18 months (duration of st ...[more]