Fish embryo vulnerability to combined acidification and warming coincides with a low capacity for homeostatic regulation [RESEARCH ARTICLE]

This study implies that the gastrulation period represents a critical transition from inherited (maternal) defenses to active homeostatic regulation, which facilitates enhanced resilience of later stages to environmental factors.

Source: Journal of Experimental Biology - June 4, 2020 Category: Biology Authors: Dahlke, F., Lucassen, M., Bickmeyer, U., Wohlrab, S., Puvanendran, V., Mortensen, A., Chierici, M., Pörtner, H.-O., Storch, D. Tags: Ecophysiology: responses to environmental stressors and change RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research