Published October 1988 | Version v1
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Daily growth increments in otoliths of juvenile black rockfish, Sebastes melanops: an evaluation of autoradiography as a new method of validation

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Description

This study evaluates the commonly used oxytetracycline hydrochloride (OTC) and an alternate chemical, the radioisotope calcium-45, in terms of their success as time-markers to validate daily growth increment formation in the otoliths of juvenile black rockfish, Sebastes melanops

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Fishery Bulletin
Journal Volume
85
Journal Issue
4
Series
Fish. Bull.
Journal Page Range
826-832
ISSN
0099-5487
CODEN
FSYBA

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Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
20068472
Subject category
S60: APPLIED LIFE SCIENCES;
Descriptors DEI
ANIMAL GROWTH; ANTIBIOTICS; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; CALCIUM 45; DAILY VARIATIONS; EVALUATION; FISHES; VERIFICATION
Descriptors DEC
ANIMALS; AQUATIC ORGANISMS; BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; CALCIUM ISOTOPES; DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; DRUGS; EVEN-ODD NUCLEI; GROWTH; INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI; ISOTOPES; NUCLEI; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; RADIOISOTOPES; VARIATIONS; VERTEBRATES