HONOLULU, Sept. 29 -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release:
In the world of aquatic life, the Mozambique tilapia (Oreochromis mossambicus) is remarkably tolerant to salt water, surviving in habitats ranging from fresh water to hypersaline ponds three times saltier than the ocean.
Researchers at the University of Hawaiʻi at Manoa's College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resilience (CTAHR) have unlocked one of the molecular mechanisms underlying this remarkable feat. The study, published in General and Comparative Endocrinology, was led by Andre Seale, a researcher and professor in CTAHR's Department of Human Nutrition, Food and Animal Sciences, alongside UH student researchers.
The team discovered how the fis...