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1、ScientistsattheUniversityofSouthamptonhavefoundawaytopry1intotheprivatelivesoffish-bylookingintheirears.Bystudyingearstonesinfish,whichactastinydatarecorders,scientistscannowrevealmigration2patternsandevenprovideinsightsintotheirsexlife.Managingfishstocksinasustainablewayisamajorchallengefac
2、ingscientists,conservationists,policymakers3andfishermen.Togetthebestresults,accurateinformationaboutthemovementsoffishinthewildisneededbutgathering4thisinformationisextremelydifficult.Tinyearstonescalled'otoliths;whichareinallbonyfish,storechemicalelementspickedupfromthesurroundingwater.Asf
3、ishmigrate,changesintheambientwaterchemistryarerecordedintheotoliths,butitisdifficulttotranslatethesesignalsintorecordsoffishmovements.Nowresearchershaveeffectivelycreatedatranslationdictionary?revealingwhatthedifferentchemicalelementsstoredinthechemicalmakeup5ofthestonescantellusabouttheenv
4、ironmeritsfishhavetravelledthrough?Theresearch,conductedattheUniversityofSouthamptonandtheCentreforEnvironment,FsheriesandAquacultureScience(Cefas)inLowestoft,involvedraisingplaiceinanaquarium6foroneyearwhilemeasuringthechemistryofthewaterandthefishes'blood.Attheendoftheexperiment,theycompar
5、edthewater,bloodandotolithchemistrytobetterunderstandhowelementsbecomeintegratedintothegrowingotolith.'TheseotolithscannowbeusedliketheFtosettaStone?allowingustoreadthestoryoffishmigrations?fromthechemistryoftheirears,”saysCliveTrueman,co?authorofthestudyandAssociateProfessorinMarine8Biology
6、attheUniversityofSouthampton.”Wealsofoundthatsexcaninterfere9withthechemicalsignals.ThiscomplicateslOthejoboftranslation,butprovidesuswithnewinformationaboutthebiology,andprivatelives,offishatsea/'Thenewinsights,whichhavebeenpublishedinMethodsinEcologyandEvolution,cannowbeusedtobetterunderst
7、andmovementsoffishesthroughouttheworld'soceansandwillhelpinscience-basedconservationandsustainablefisheries?詞匯解析:1pryvi.窺(刺)探,打聽(tīng);vt.撬動(dòng)(開(kāi),起)參考例句:He'salwaysreadytopryintootherpeople'sbusiness.他總愛(ài)探聽(tīng)別人的事。Weuseanironbartopryopenthebox.我f門用鐵棍撬開(kāi)箱子。1migrat