Mitochondrial metabolism and body condition of naturally infected sunfish (Lepomis gibbosus)
V. Melancon, S. Breton, S. Bettinazzi, M. Levet, S. A. Binning
The paper examines how mitochondrial enzyme activity relates to body condition and parasite infection in sunfish, finding that cytochrome C oxidase activity in hearts correlates with lower body condition.
bioRxiv · Sep 19, 2022Ecology