About the Authors
- Kazuki Miyaji
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Affiliation Department of Animal Science and Biotechnology, Azabu University, Sagamihara, Japan
- Kenji Nagao
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Affiliation Institute of Life Sciences, Ajinomoto Co. Inc., Kawasaki, Japan
- Makoto Bannai
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* E-mail: makoto_bannai@ajinomoto.com
Affiliation Institute of Life Sciences, Ajinomoto Co. Inc., Kawasaki, Japan
- Hiroshi Asakawa
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Affiliation Department of Animal Care, Shimoda Floating Aquarium, Shimoda, Japan
- Kaoru Kohyama
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Affiliation Department of Animal Care and Management, Izu-Mito Sea Paradise, Numazu, Japan
- Dai Ohtsu
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Affiliation Aqua Resorts, Yokohama-Hakkeijima Sea Paradise, Yokohama, Japan
- Fumio Terasawa
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Affiliation Enoshima Aquarium, Fujisawa, Japan
- Shu Ito
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Affiliation Veterinary Hospital, Adventure World, Nishimuro, Japan
- Hajime Iwao
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Affiliation Exhibition Division, Niigata City Aquarium Marinepia Nihonkai, Niigata, Japan
- Nobuyo Ohtani
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Affiliation Department of Animal Science and Biotechnology, Azabu University, Sagamihara, Japan
- Mitsuaki Ohta
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Affiliation Department of Animal Science and Biotechnology, Azabu University, Sagamihara, Japan
Competing Interests
Kenji Nagao and Makoto Bannai are employees of Ajinomoto Co., Inc. Hiroshi Asakawa is an employee of Shimoda Floating Aquarium. Kaoru Kohyama is an employee of Izu-Mito Sea Paradise. Dai Ohtsu is an employee of Yokohama-Hakkeijima Sea Paradise. Fumio Terasawa is an employee of Enoshima Aquarium. Shu Ito is an employee of Adventure World. Hajime Iwao is an employee of Niigata City Aquarium Marinepia Nihonkai. This does not alter the authors' adherence to all the PLoS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: MB NO MO. Performed the experiments: KM HA KK DO FT SI HI. Analyzed the data: KN MB. Wrote the paper: KM KN MB.