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urea retention habitus

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  • southern stingray (Dasyatis americana or Hypanus americanus)
    chondrichthyan
    / Salt and water balance

    …blood, an ability termed the urea retention habitus. The concentration within the body thus exceeds that of the surrounding seawater, and water moves into the body with no expenditure of energy. When any of these fishes moves into fresh water, as many do, the urine flow to the outside increases;…

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    …blood, an ability termed the urea retention habitus. The concentration within the body thus exceeds that of the surrounding seawater, and water moves into the body with no expenditure of energy. When any of these fishes moves into fresh water, as many do, the urine flow to the outside increases;…

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