... evolutionary adaptation thermal acclimation proton leak lactate dehydrogenase octopine dehydrogenase respiration systemic heart branchial heart cardiac fibres The evolution of modern cephalopods was shaped by the rising competition with marine vertebrates and led to innovations that enable high...

... visual pigment evolutionary adaptation Pure water transmits light maximally in the blue range of the spectrum, but in natural coastal and fresh waters, blue light is strongly absorbed and scattered by dissolved organic or inorganic matter. When going from marine to coastal, brackish or fresh...