Enhancing the contrast and visibility of daily growth increments in fish otoliths etched by proteinase K buffer

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 302-309

  Shiao, J C ^a   Tzeng, C S ^a   C L, Leu ^a   Chen, F C ^a  

^a NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Daily growth increment; Otohths; Proteinase K buffer

Indexed keywords

EDTA; FISH; GROWTH DETERMINATION; OTOLITH;

STCYOPTERUS JAPONICUS; STIPHODON ELEGANS; STROPHIDON SATHETE; VARICORHINUS BARBATULUS;

EID: 0033082801     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jfbi.1998.0866     Document Type: Article

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