A simple non-invasive method for measuring gross brain size in small live fish with semi-transparent heads

PeerJ

Volumn 2014, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Näslund, Joacim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Brain measurement; Brown trout; Digital photography; Optic tectum; Zebrafish

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BRAIN SIZE; BROWN TROUT; CEREBELLUM; EYE DIAMETER; HEAD LENGTH; IMAGE ANALYSIS; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; NONHUMAN; PHOTOGRAPHY; SUPERIOR COLLICULUS; TELENCEPHALON; ZEBRA FISH;

DANIO RERIO; SALMO TRUTTA;

EID: 84907682445     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21678359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7717/peerj.586     Document Type: Article

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