Fig. 3

Relative gene expression results of (A) fatty acid binding protein (fabp), (B) intestinal cluster of differentiation 36 (cd36), (C) mucin-like protein (muc), and (D) oligo-peptide transporter 1 (pept1) in juvenile Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) raised under three distinct water temperatures (26, 28, and 30 ºC) and two feeding frequencies (1 and 2 meals/day) for each temperature over a two-month period. The fish cultured at a water temperature of 28 ºC and fed twice daily served as the control. Data are expressed as means ± SEM. *indicates P < 0.05, **indicates P < 0.01, and ***indicates P < 0.001