Much rowing for fish
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The fish diet in England changed from freshwater to marine species the transition towards marine species was due to a decline in freshwater species caused by population from mills and by over fishing. A study by Barrett and colleagues published in proceeding of the Royal Society, which documents the transition from eating freshwater fish to eating marine fish.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2004
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Warm-hearted crocs
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Crocodiles have four-chambered heart that can shunt blood between the oxygenated and deoxygenated systems through the foramen of Panizza. The ancestors of these four-chambered, cold-blooded crocodiles were found to maintain large blood pressure with high activity.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2005
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Fast fish
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Mako sharks and tunas have similar internal drive systems. The red muscle in both types of fish act further along the body and causes curvature more towards the tail.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2004
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