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High prevalence of vaterite in sagittal otoliths causes hearing impairment in farmed fish

The rapid growth of aquaculture raises questions about the welfare status of mass-produced species. Sagittal otoliths are primary hearing structures in the inner ear of all teleost (bony) fishes and are normally composed of aragonite, though abnormal vaterite replacement is sometimes seen in the wil...

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Autores principales: Reimer, T., Dempster, T., Warren-Myers, F., Jensen, A. J., Swearer, S. E.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4848507/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27121086
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep25249