Use it and lose it: lipofuscin accumulation in the midbrain of a coral reef fish |
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| Authors: | Gagliano M Lema A K Depczynski M Whalan S |
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| Affiliation: | Centre for Evolutionary Biology, School of Animal Biology & Centre for Microscopy, Characterisation and Analysis, University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia. monica.gagliano@uwa.edu.au |
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| Abstract: | Lipofuscin, an autofluorescent biomarker of physiological wear-and-tear, was concentrated in those areas of a fish's midbrain responsible for visual performance, suggesting a potentially strong link between physiological specialization, ecological adaptation and senescence. |
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| Keywords: | ageing cost of living oxidative stress physiological adaptation sensory specialization tropical marine fishes Thalassoma lunare |
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