The use of haematoxylin stain to improve contrast of growth increments in otoliths of larval whitemouth croaker

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 794-798

  Albuquerque, C Q ^a   Muelbert, J H ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Etching; Haematoxylin; Larvae; Micropogonias furnieri; Otolith microstructure

Indexed keywords

ESTIMATION METHOD; GROWTH; ICHTHYOPLANKTON; OTOLITH; PERCIFORM;

ARGYROSOMUS MACROPHTHALMUS; MICROPOGONIAS FURNIERI;

EID: 1642369111     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2004.00344.x     Document Type: Article

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