Shedding light on fish otolith biomineralization using a bioenergetic approach.

Otoliths are biocalcified bodies connected to the sensory system in the inner ears of fish. Their layered, biorhythm-following formation provides individual records of the age, the individual history and the natural environment of extinct and living fish species. Such data are critical for ecosystem...

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Main Authors: Ronan Fablet, Laure Pecquerie, Hélène de Pontual, Hans Høie, Richard Millner, Henrik Mosegaard, Sebastiaan A L M Kooijman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3215717?pdf=render