The Three Otolith Pairs in Teleosts and Their Application in Eco-Morphological, Ecological, and Systematic Studies
A special issue of Fishes (ISSN 2410-3888). This special issue belongs to the section "Biology and Ecology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 16 April 2025 | Viewed by 959
Special Issue Editors
Interests: marine biology; taxonomy; trophic ecology; otholits science
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Interests: zoology; biodiversity monitoring; marine ecology; ecosystem ecology; marine environment; aquatic ecology; fish ecology; fisheries; fish biology; molluscs histology; marine pollution; fisheries sustainability; otolith science; morphological analysis; morpho-functional adaptation; environmental surveys; shape analysis; image analysis; R programming
2. Institute for Marine Biological Resources and Biotechnology (IRBIM), National Research Council (CNR), Section of Messina, 98100 Messina, Italy
Interests: otolith; fisheries; teleost; elasmobranchs; biodiversity; microplastics; environmental conservation; aquaculture; fish respiration; fish immunology; marine zoology; zoomorphology; taxonomy
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In recent decades, otoliths have proven to be of great scientific value in research dealing with teleost fishes’ ecology, zoology, and physiology. They have been widely investigated with the aim of understanding several aspects of their life history, ecology, and systematics. Thanks to their capability of preserving chemical information from the surrounding environment, they have become an essential tool for studying migratory patterns and habitat shifts. Due to their high intra- and inter-specific variability, metabolic inertia, and growing process in daily increments of carbonate deposition, they have attracted increasing interest in population studies, eco-morphological investigations, and palaeontologic, systematic, and physiological research.
The development and morphology of the three otolith pairs occur under the dual influence of environment and genetics. For this reason, they are perfect for investigating the eco-morphological adaptation of teleost fishes to different habitats and environmental pressures. This Special Issue will be focused on the current research on otoliths (papers on sagittae are particularly welcome, but those on lapilli and asterisci will also be gladly accepted), dealing with the exploration of eco-morphological adaptations and phenotypic plasticity in teleosts, their intra- and inter-specific variability, and population and life habit studies exploring their microchemistry.
Dr. Claudio D’Iglio
Dr. Sergio Famulari
Dr. Gioele Capillo
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- otoliths
- eco-morphology
- inner ear
- Sagittae
- population studies
- ageing
- lapilli
- asterisci
- microchemistry
- ontogenetic variability
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