Stock discrimination of Southern Garfish (Hyporhamphus melanochir) by stable isotope ratio analysis of otolith aragonite

Environmental Biology of Fishes

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 369-381

  Steer, Mike A ^a   Halverson, Galen P ^b,c   Fowler, Anthony J ^a   Gillanders, Bronwyn M ^b  

^a SOUTH AUSTRALIAN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Hemiramphidae; Otolith; Population structure; South Australia; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

ARAGONITE; DIET; ISOTOPIC RATIO; ONTOGENY; OTOLITH; POPULATION STRUCTURE; SEA SURFACE SALINITY; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; STABLE ISOTOPE; STOCK IDENTIFICATION; TELEOST;

AUSTRALIA; INDIAN OCEAN; PACIFIC COAST [NORTH AMERICA]; PACIFIC COAST [UNITED STATES]; SOUTH AUSTRALIA; SPENCER GULF; UNITED STATES;

HEMIRAMPHIDAE; HYPORHAMPHUS MELANOCHIR;

EID: 78149410568     PISSN: 03781909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10641-010-9670-5     Document Type: Article

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