Chemistry and composition of fish otoliths: Pathways, mechanisms and applications

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 188, Issue , 1999, Pages 263-297

  Campana, Steven E ^a  

^a BEDFORD INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Composition; Element Isotope; Otolith; Stock identification; Temperature history

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; METHODOLOGY; OTOLITH;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0033520689     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps188263     Document Type: Review

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