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Photographic atlas of fish otoliths of the Northwest Atlantic Ocean /

The shape of fish otoliths is highly species specific. Since otoliths resist degradation better than most other tissues, the shape and size of preserved or undigested otoliths recovered from fossilized sediments, native middens, and the stomachs and droppings of fish predators can be used to reconst...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Campana, Steven E., 1955- (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: National Research Council Canada (associated with work.)
Formato: Documento de Gobierno Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada : NRC Research Press, 2004.
Colección:Canadian special publication of fisheries and aquatic sciences ; 133.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:The shape of fish otoliths is highly species specific. Since otoliths resist degradation better than most other tissues, the shape and size of preserved or undigested otoliths recovered from fossilized sediments, native middens, and the stomachs and droppings of fish predators can be used to reconstruct the species composition of the diet or fish assemblage. This photographic atlas presents light and (or) scanning electron micrographs of 580 pairs of sagittal otoliths representing 288 species, 97 families, and 27 orders of fish from the northwest Atlantic.
Notas:"NRC No. 46328"--Title page verso
Descripción Física:1 online resource (viii, 284 pages) : chiefly illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 10-11) and index.
ISBN:9780660192673
0660192675
9786610452170
6610452172