Fluctuating asymmetry in the otoliths of larval Atlantic menhaden Brevoortia tyrannus (Latrobe) - A condition indicator?

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 121-130

  Fey, D P ^a   Hare, J A ^b,c  

^a NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Poland)

^b Beaufort Lab   (United States)

^c NOAA Narragansett Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

Atlantic menhaden; Condition; Fluctuating asymmetry; Larval fish; Otoliths

Indexed keywords

BREVOORTIA TYRANNUS;

EID: 38549110524     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2007.01684.x     Document Type: Article

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