Upper thermal limits of the hearts of Arctic cod Boreogadus saida: adults compared with larvae

Wild adult and reared larval Boreogadus saida were acclimated to 35 degrees C before testing their cardiac response to acute warming. Heart rate transition temperatures during warming were similar for adult and larval hearts, except that the maximum temperature for heart rate was 3 degrees C warmer for adults. Thus, in a rapidly warming Arctic Ocean, the upper temperature limit for larval rather than adult B. saida appears more likely to dictate the southern range of the species.