Researchers have discovered that fish use the pituitary gland in their brains to directly “see” daylight, which explains how salmon undergo smoltification and could be used to grow bigger fish in aquaculture.
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Researchers have discovered that fish use the pituitary gland in their brains to directly “see” daylight, which explains how salmon undergo smoltification and could be used to grow bigger fish in aquaculture.