Alkaline earth metal and Mn distribution in otoliths of Anguilla spp. glass eels and elvers

Fisheries Science

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 421-423

  Arai, Takaomi ^a   Sato, Hiroshi ^a   Ishii, Teruaki ^a   Tsukamoto, Katsumi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alkaline earth metal; Anguilla spp.; Eel; Metamorphosis; Otolith

Indexed keywords

ANGUILLIFORMES;

EID: 0038035350     PISSN: 09199268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1444-2906.2003.00638.x     Document Type: Article

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