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Buoyancy Control in Aquatic Vertebrates

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Water-living animals typically face a buoyancy problem because the density of body tissues often exceeds the density of the water replaced by the body. Depending on the particular ecological niche, aquatic vertebrates and especially fish have adopted various behavioral strategies and/or special buoyancy devices to compensate for these density differences, in order to reduce overall energy expenditure. Lipid accumulation or gas cavities such as the swimbladder or the lung, for example, may significantly contribute to a reduction in overall body density. For some species swimming activity may be more efficient than special low-density tissues in order to stay at a certain water depth.

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Pelster, B. (2009). Buoyancy Control in Aquatic Vertebrates. In: Glass, M., Wood, S. (eds) Cardio-Respiratory Control in Vertebrates. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-93985-6_4

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