Growth in the slow lane: protein metabolism in the Antarctic limpet Nacella concinna (Strebel 1908)

• Published in: Journal of Experimental Biology
• Main Authors: Fraser, Keiron P. P., Clarke, Andrew, Peck, Lloyd S.
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Company of Biologists 2007
• Subjects: Research Article; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Nacella; Antarc*
• Online Access: http://jeb.biologists.org/cgi/content/short/210/15/2691; https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.003715

Growth rates in Antarctic ectotherms are generally considered to be low in comparison to temperate and tropical species. Food consumption plays a major role in determining animal growth rates, but once food is ingested soft tissue growth rates are largely determined by the protein synthesis retentio...