May 21, 2024

The shocking way Amazonian electric fish adapted to dead zones

A major metabolic stressor to all aerobic organisms is low oxygen, or hypoxia, which can lead…

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February 26, 2021

Resurrected proteins reveal evolutionary history of Amazon River fish

As the Andes mountains were rising 15-20 million years ago, the freshwater Amazon basin became flooded with seawater. This event provided an opportunity to adapt to a freshwater habitat for marine species carried along with the seawater. University of Toronto Professors Belinda Chang and Nathan…

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