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DURING the course of an investigation into osmoregulation in the Atlantic salmon and two other salmonids, it has been shown that tolerance to sea-water and the ability to regulate body fluids in high salinities depends upon the size of the fish as well as on its age and species.
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PARRY, G. Size and Osmoregulation in Salmonid Fishes. Nature 181, 1218–1219 (1958). https://doi.org/10.1038/1811218a0
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