We humans have tiny ear stones (otoconia), whose primary function is to maintain balance, but fish otoliths are also crucial for hearing, as well as featuring specific properties that make them ...

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The Greenland shark holds the title as the longest-lived vertebrate on Earth, with some individuals potentially reaching 500 years of age. This elusive deep-sea predator, found in the frigid waters of ...

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Figure 4 Fluctuations in strontium-to-calcium (Sr/Ca) ratios along a line transect from the core (0 mm) to the edge of otoliths in Coilia nasus larvae cultivated at different strontium concentrations ...