Can otolith elemental chemistry retrospectively track migrations in fully marine fishes?

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 766-795

  Sturrock, A M ^a   Trueman, C N ^b   Darnaude, A M ^c   Hunter, E ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITÉ MONTPELLIER 2   (France)

^d CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chemical fingerprint; Geolocation; Microchemistry; Movement; Natural tag; Trace metals

Indexed keywords

CATION; SEA WATER; TRACE ELEMENT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; FISH; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION MIGRATION; VESTIBULE;

ANIMAL MIGRATION; ANIMALS; CATIONS; FISHES; OTOLITHIC MEMBRANE; SEAWATER; TRACE ELEMENTS;

PISCES;

EID: 84863993019     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2012.03372.x     Document Type: Article

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