Accurate classification of juvenile weakfish Cynoscion regalis to estuarine nursery areas based on chemical signatures in otoliths

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 173, Issue , 1998, Pages 253-265

  Thorrold, Simon R ^a   Jones, Cynthia M ^a   Swart, Peter K ^b   Targett, Timothy E ^c  

^a OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Estuarine nursery areas; Neural networks; Otolith chemistry; Stable isotopes; Trace elements

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; FISH; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; JUVENILE; NURSERY GROUND; OTOLITH;

ATLANTIC COAST; UNITED STATES;

CARNIVORA; CYNOSCION REGALIS;

EID: 0032512046     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps173253     Document Type: Article

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