... effects of temperature and pressure on the lipid pool, it is still not understood whether these two environmental factors elicit independent or overlapping biochemical adaptive responses. Here, we use the taxonomic and habitat diversity of the phylum Ctenophora to test whether distinct low-temperature...

... of the most compelling examples of convergent biochemical adaptation in vertebrates. The cooperativity of Hb–O 2 binding stems from an interaction between subunits of the tetrameric protein. The binding of O 2 to the heme iron of each subunit produces a localized change in tertiary structure...

... adaptation Climate change Cold adapted Hemoglobin Icefish Stenothermal Thermal tolerance Antarctic notothenioids have long fascinated biologists because of their physiological and biochemical adaptations that permit life at sub-zero temperature. This suborder of bony fishes has evolved during...

.... * Present address: Biology Department, University of Ottawa, 30 George Glinski, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1N6N5. 13 3 1991 © 1991 by Company of Biologists 1991 metabolism muscle fuels lactate turnover scaling biochemical adaptation exercise Oncorhynchus mykiss During...