Review of the growth regulation processes of otolith daily increment formation

Fisheries Research

Volumn 46, Issue 1-3, 2000, Pages 53-67

  Morales Nin, Beatriz ^a  

^a INSTITUTO MEDITERRÁNEO DE ESTUDIOS AVANZADOS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biomineralization; Fish; Otolith growth

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034127487     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-7836(00)00133-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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