Decreased Sr/Ca ratios in the otoliths of two marine eels, Gymnothorax reticularis and Muraenesox cinereus, during metamorphosis

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 304, Issue , 2005, Pages 201-206

  Ling, Y J ^a   Iizuka, Y ^b   Tzeng, W N ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b INSTITUTE OF EARTH SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Daily age at metamorphosis; Growth increment; Gymnothorax reticularis; Muraenesox cinereus; Otolith; Sr Ca ratio

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; EEL; GROWTH; METAMORPHOSIS; OTOLITH; STRONTIUM;

ANGUILLA; ANGUILLIDAE; GYMNOTHORAX RETICULARIS; MURAENESOX CINEREUS; MURAENIDAE;

EID: 30744470928     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps304201     Document Type: Article

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