Social Signaling and Urea Excretion in the Gulf Toadfish, Opsnus beta
The gulf toadfish (Opsanus beta) is a member of a group of teleosts that have retained their ornithine urea cycle (OUC) allowing them to excrete nitrogenous waste in the form of urea (ureotely). Urea-N for the entire day is excreted in 1-2 quick pulsing events (1-3 h). This study evaluated the hy...
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2013
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10393/23957 |