Liver Lipid Accumulation in European Bullhead (<i>Cottus cobio</i>) from a High-Mountain Lake: An Adaptive Strategy to Survive the Adverse Winter Season
The hypothesis that liver lipid accumulation in fish is an adaptive strategy to survive the winter in the high-altitude environment was assessed in this study. During summer 2019, specimens of <i>Cottus gobio</i> were sampled in 15 watercourses of Friuli Venezia-Giulia Region (Italy) to...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2020-11-01
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| Series: | Diversity |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/12/12/442 |