AUTHOR=Ru Xiaoshang , Zhang Libin , Liu Shilin , Yang Hongsheng TITLE=Plasticity of Respiratory Function Accommodates High Oxygen Demand in Breeding Sea Cucumbers JOURNAL=Frontiers in Physiology VOLUME=Volume 11 - 2020 YEAR=2020 URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/physiology/articles/10.3389/fphys.2020.00283 DOI=10.3389/fphys.2020.00283 ISSN=1664-042X ABSTRACT=
Physiological plasticity allows animals to adjust their physiological function to abiotic and biotic variations. It has been mostly studied in the context of response to external factors and not much is known on how animals adjust their physiology to cope with variations in internal conditions. The process of reproduction implies gonadal maturation and other internal changes, bringing various challenges to the animal such as an increased demand for energy and oxygen. Here, the capacity of the sea cucumber,