A comparison of whole and thin-sectioned otolith aging techniques and validation of annuli for Arctic grayling

Northwest Science

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 224-232

  Gettel, Gretchen M ^a,b   Deegan, Linda A ^a   Harvey, Chris J ^a,c  

^a ECOSYSTEMS CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE ESTIMATION; AGEING TECHNIQUE; ARCTIC GRAYLING; OTOLITH ANALYSIS;

USA, ALASKA, KUPARUK RIVER;

THYMALLUS ARCTICUS;

EID: 0031415281     PISSN: 0029344X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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