1. On the Urinary Secretion of Fishes, with some remarks on this secretion in other classes of animals.

The urinary secretion of fishes, the author believes, has hitherto received so little attention owing to certain difficulties attending its investigation. He brings forward the few and imperfect observations he has made, with the hope of inducing others more favourably situated to prosecute the inqu...

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Published in:Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Main Author: Davy, John
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1857
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1017/s0370164600028728
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Summary:The urinary secretion of fishes, the author believes, has hitherto received so little attention owing to certain difficulties attending its investigation. He brings forward the few and imperfect observations he has made, with the hope of inducing others more favourably situated to prosecute the inquiry. The fishes he has examined in quest of their urinary secretion have been fifteen; of those with a urinary bladder he found a fluid only in three, the Perch, Ling, and Ray; and in those without this organ, only in two, in their ureters—those of the Pike and Turbot.