Influence of water temperature and feeding regime on otolith growth in Anguilla japonica glass eels and elvers: Does otolith growth cease at low temperatures?

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 74, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1915-1933

  Fukuda, N ^a   Kuroki, M ^a   Shinoda, A ^a   Yamada, Y ^b   Okamura, A ^b   Aoyama, J ^a   Tsukamoto, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b IRAGO Institute Co Ltd   (Japan)

Author keywords

Daily increment; Feeding rate; Metabolic rate; Otolith check; Otolith growth cessation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COLD; EEL; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PHYSIOLOGY; ULTRASTRUCTURE; VESTIBULE;

ANGUILLA; ANIMALS; COLD TEMPERATURE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; OTOLITHIC MEMBRANE;

ANGUILLA JAPONICA;

EID: 68349147945     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2009.02287.x     Document Type: Article

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