Rapid growth causes abnormal vaterite formation in farmed fish otoliths.
J Exp Biol
; 220(Pt 16): 2965-2969, 2017 08 15.
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ABSTRACT
Sagittal otoliths are essential components of the sensory organs that enable all teleost fish to hear and maintain balance, and are primarily composed of calcium carbonate. A deformity, where aragonite (the normal crystal form) is replaced with vaterite, was first noted over 50â
years ago but its underlying cause is unresolved. We evaluated the prevalence of vateritic otoliths from two captive rearing studies which suggested that fast growth, due to environmental rather than genetic control, led to vaterite development. We then tested this by varying light and temperature to create phenotypes with different growth rates, which resulted in fast growers (5 times larger) having 3 times more vaterite than slow growers. A decrease in either the ratio of otolith matrix proteins (otolin-1/OMM-64) or [Ca2+]/[CO32-] may explain why fast growth causes vaterite deposition. As vaterite decreases hearing sensitivity, reducing growth rates in hatcheries may improve the welfare of farmed fish and increase the success of conservation efforts.
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Temperatura
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Carbonato de Cálcio
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Membrana dos Otólitos
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Fotoperíodo
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Salmo salar
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Dieta
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Etiology_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Animals
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En
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2017
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Article