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Effect of temperature on the drinking rates of two species of flatfish, flounder and turbot
Author(s) -
Carroll S.,
Kelsall C.,
Hazon N.,
Eddy F. B.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
journal of fish biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.672
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1095-8649
pISSN - 0022-1112
DOI - 10.1111/j.1095-8649.1994.tb01280.x
Subject(s) - turbot , flatfish , euryhaline , flounder , biology , scophthalmus , fishery , fish <actinopterygii> , zoology , ecology
Flounders responded to a temperature change of 10° C by increasing drinking rate with a Q 10 value of about 1.5 while turbot showed a limited capacity to respond to a similar temperature change. Drinking as an indicator of osmoregulatory performance is well developed in the euryhaline flounder compared to the stenohaline turbot indicating fundamental differences in the physiological response to temperature.