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Main Authors: Almeida, Rita, Reis-Santos, Patrick, Mateus, Catarina S, Ribeiro, Filipe, Gillanders, Bronwyn M, Quintella, Bernardo R, Tanner, Susanne E
Format: Artículo científico
Language:en
Published: Marine environmental research 2026
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Online Access:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41861653/
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author Almeida, Rita
Reis-Santos, Patrick
Mateus, Catarina S
Ribeiro, Filipe
Gillanders, Bronwyn M
Quintella, Bernardo R
Tanner, Susanne E
author_facet Almeida, Rita
Reis-Santos, Patrick
Mateus, Catarina S
Ribeiro, Filipe
Gillanders, Bronwyn M
Quintella, Bernardo R
Tanner, Susanne E
Almeida, Rita
Reis-Santos, Patrick
Mateus, Catarina S
Ribeiro, Filipe
Gillanders, Bronwyn M
Quintella, Bernardo R
Tanner, Susanne E
collection PubMed - marine biology
contents Otolith shape and chemistry reveal life history plasticity of an euryhaline species. Almeida, Rita Reis-Santos, Patrick Mateus, Catarina S Ribeiro, Filipe Gillanders, Bronwyn M Quintella, Bernardo R Tanner, Susanne E Animals Otolithic Membrane Bass Ecosystem Animal Migration Fresh Water Environmental Monitoring Plasticity in fish movement patterns is frequently observed in euryhaline species. Otolith shape and chemical composition are natural recorders of the environmental conditions experienced by individual fish, providing valuable tools to reconstruct habitat use and movement patterns. The European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) is a euryhaline species for which partial migration has been suggested, whereby some individuals remain resident while others migrate in coastal and marine environments, but the use of freshwater habitats by adults has only been reported recently. To assess the existence of distinct contingents, this study analysed the otolith shape and chemical composition of sea bass collected in freshwater, adjacent coastal areas and distant coastal areas using Wavelet reconstructions and Laser Ablation Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS). Both approaches identified a divergent life-history strategy within the sea bass population, characterized by a consistent use of freshwater habitat. Otolith chemistry further suggested that life histories differentiate with age, becoming especially evident from age two onward, when freshwater-associated signatures start to become more noticeable. These findings reveal the ecological plasticity of European sea bass and highlight the importance of sea-land connectivity for the conservation of euryhaline species.
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spellingShingle Otolith shape and chemistry reveal life history plasticity of an euryhaline species.
Almeida, Rita
Reis-Santos, Patrick
Mateus, Catarina S
Ribeiro, Filipe
Gillanders, Bronwyn M
Quintella, Bernardo R
Tanner, Susanne E
Animals
Otolithic Membrane
Bass
Ecosystem
Animal Migration
Fresh Water
Environmental Monitoring
Otolith shape and chemistry reveal life history plasticity of an euryhaline species. Almeida, Rita Reis-Santos, Patrick Mateus, Catarina S Ribeiro, Filipe Gillanders, Bronwyn M Quintella, Bernardo R Tanner, Susanne E Animals Otolithic Membrane Bass Ecosystem Animal Migration Fresh Water Environmental Monitoring Plasticity in fish movement patterns is frequently observed in euryhaline species. Otolith shape and chemical composition are natural recorders of the environmental conditions experienced by individual fish, providing valuable tools to reconstruct habitat use and movement patterns. The European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) is a euryhaline species for which partial migration has been suggested, whereby some individuals remain resident while others migrate in coastal and marine environments, but the use of freshwater habitats by adults has only been reported recently. To assess the existence of distinct contingents, this study analysed the otolith shape and chemical composition of sea bass collected in freshwater, adjacent coastal areas and distant coastal areas using Wavelet reconstructions and Laser Ablation Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS). Both approaches identified a divergent life-history strategy within the sea bass population, characterized by a consistent use of freshwater habitat. Otolith chemistry further suggested that life histories differentiate with age, becoming especially evident from age two onward, when freshwater-associated signatures start to become more noticeable. These findings reveal the ecological plasticity of European sea bass and highlight the importance of sea-land connectivity for the conservation of euryhaline species.
title Otolith shape and chemistry reveal life history plasticity of an euryhaline species.
topic Animals
Otolithic Membrane
Bass
Ecosystem
Animal Migration
Fresh Water
Environmental Monitoring
url https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41861653/