Polar fish are less likely to die early, so they prioritize growth over reproduction
Tuesday, May 30, 2023 - 09:03
in Biology & Nature
Polar fish experience lower mortality than tropical fish, allowing them to delay reproduction until later in life when they are larger and can produce more eggs, according to a study by Mariana Alvarez-Noriega at Monash University in Australia and colleagues, publishing May 25th in the open access journal PLOS Biology.