Exploration of the relationship between somatic and otolith growth, and development of a proportionality-based back-calculation approach based on traditional growth equations
Year: 2016
Type: dissertation
Abstract: Back-calculation of lengths at ages prior to capture has been found to be a valuable tool for many fish studies.The approach relies on the relationship between fish length and measures of growth zones formed at validated, regular intervals in hard structures within the fish, such 'Illustration of the anatomy of the inner ear of fish' by C. Iverson
Author: Eloïse C. Ashworth
Language: English
Subfield: Aquatic Science
Domain: Life Sciences
SDG: Life below water
Open Access status: green
Funder: Murdoch University
OpenAlex ID: W2608130832