Effects of formaldehyde and ethanol preservation on body and otoliths of Maurolicus muelleri and Benthosema glaciale

Sarsia

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 95-102

  Kristoffersen, Jon Bent ^a   Salvanes, Anne Gro Vea ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Ethanol; Formaldehyde; Otolith quality; Preservation; Shrinkage

Indexed keywords

EID: 0039390208     PISSN: 00364827     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00364827.1998.10413675     Document Type: Article

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