Sea lice are sensitive to low frequency sounds
The salmon louse Lepeophtheirus salmonis is a major disease problem in salmonids farming and there are indications that it also plays a role in the decline of wild salmon stocks. This study shows the first ultrastructural images of pathological changes in the sensory setae of the first antenna and i...
| Autores: | , , , , , |
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2021 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) |
| Repositorio: | UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/351369 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/2117/351369 https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jmse9070765 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Electron microscopes Sea lice Lepeophtheirus salmonis Acoustic trauma Transmission electron microscopy Scanning electron microscopy Microscopis electrònics Salmons Plagues -- Control biològic Plagues Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Física::Acústica Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Física::Impacte ambiental |
| Sumario: | The salmon louse Lepeophtheirus salmonis is a major disease problem in salmonids farming and there are indications that it also plays a role in the decline of wild salmon stocks. This study shows the first ultrastructural images of pathological changes in the sensory setae of the first antenna and in inner tissues in different stages of L. salmonis development after sound exposure in laboratory and sea conditions. Given the current ineffectiveness of traditional methods to eradicate this plague, and the strong impact on the environment these treatments often provoke, the described response to sounds and the associated injuries in the lice sensory organs could represent an interesting basis for developing a bioacoustics method to prevent lice infection and to treat affected salmons. |
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