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If you've ever felt a little warmer after a few drinks, it turns out some animals use that as an actual survival strategy – although we wouldn't recommend trying it yourself. To make it through winter ...

BETHESDA, MD (August 25, 2006) –Cooling water temperature during the fall prompts the crucian carp to store vast amounts of glycogen in its brain to keep the brain functioning and healthy from ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Crucian carp (Carassius carassius) increases in body depth in response to chemical cues from piscivores and the deeper body constitutes a ...

Without oxygen, a mere human dies in minutes, but a Scandinavian fish not only can survive but also maintains a normal heartbeat for days, say researchers. The crucian carp (Carassius carassius) has ...

Crucian carp (Carassius auratus) is a common freshwater fish species in China, and its aquaculture mainly depends on excellent varieties through artificial breeding. The hybrid strain derived from ...

Goldfish and their wild crucian carp relatives can survive for five months without breathing oxygen – and now we know how. The fish have evolved a set of enzymes that, when oxygen levels drop, ...

Two small (<2 ha), natural and seasonally anoxic ponds in eastern Finland were emptied of fish. The only fish species present was crucian carp, with population densities of 29300 ind./ha in one pond ...

Cooling water temperature during the fall prompts the crucian carp to store vast amounts of glycogen in its brain and at the same time reduce the amount of energy its brain needs. These physiological ...