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.

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