Study sheds new light on how some fish adapt to saltwater
Tuesday, October 8, 2013 - 06:30
in Biology & Nature
(Phys.org) —Tilapia fish readily adapt to fresh or salty water, making them both good candidates for aquaculture and potential invasive pests. New work at the University of California, Davis, shows how tilapia can change the protein makeup of their gills, allowing them to nimbly adjust to widely varying levels of water salinity.