Chapter
5 The role of feeding in salt and water balance
Abstract
The importance of salt and water absorption from the food by the gastrointestinal tract and its impact on iono- and osmoregulation have been largely overlooked by fish physiologists. The present review aims to correct this situation. Techniques for overcoming the practical difficulties of studying ionoregulation in feeding fish are critically assessed, and ion and water contents of a range of diets are surveyed. In freshwater fish, the …
Authors
Wood CM; Bucking C
Book title
The multifunctional gut of fish
Series
Fish Physiology
Volume
30
Pagination
pp. 165-212
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
2010
DOI
10.1016/s1546-5098(10)03005-0