A Review of Osmoregulation in Freshwater and Marine Elasmobranchs
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Studies of osmoregulation in marine and particularly fresh water elasmobranchs have been intermittently reported in the literature over the last 80 years. Although there has been significant research on elasmobranch osmoregulation, no study exists uniting the previous work into a single comprehensive report. This study examines previous research in elasmobranch osmoregulation and presents the results in a single, comprehensive review, covering topics including body fluid (solute and solvent) volume and concentration variations, body fluid synthesis, retention and secretion, in different elasmobranch species, in different habitats, having varying nutritional states, and in different life history stages.
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