Cobia larvae used in this study were produced from broodstock raised at the UM Experimental Hatchery.
«The larval period is a critical stage in the marine fish lifecycle and the ability of
cobia larvae to withstand «business - as - usual» scenarios of ocean acidification provides an optimistic outlook for this species.
This is micro-CT imagery of
a cobia larva head that has been filtered to view the entire skull (top image) and the more dense otolith (ear stone) structures (bottom image).
Not exact matches
In a new study published in Global Change Biology, University of Miami (UM) Rosenstiel School of Marine & Atmospheric Science researchers Sean Bignami, Su Sponaugle, and Robert Cowen are the first to study the effects of acidification on the
larvae of
cobia (Rachycentron canandum).