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Photographic atlas of fish otoliths of the Northwest Atlantic Ocean / Steven E. Campana.
- Format:
- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- Campana, Steven E., 1955-
- Series:
- Canadian special publication of fisheries and aquatic sciences ; 133.
- Canadian special publication of fisheries and aquatic sciences ; 133
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Fishes--Morphology--Pictorial works.
- Fishes.
- Otoliths--Pictorial works.
- Otoliths.
- Fishes--North Atlantic Ocean--Identification.
- Fishes--North Atlantic Ocean--Age determination.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (293 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Ottawa : National Research Council of Canada, c2004.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- 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. For most species, multiple individuals across a range of sizes are presented in order to highlight changes in otolith shape with increased size. For 72 of the families, photographs of the lapillar and asteriscal otoliths are also presented.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Contents
- Abstract /Résumé
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Otolith location and function
- Otolith composition
- Otolith morphology
- Biological factors affecting otolith morphology
- Effects of preservation on otolith morphology
- Methods
- Using the atlas
- References
- Photographic plates.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 10-11) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-280-45217-X
- 9786610452170
- 0-660-19267-5
- OCLC:
- 57385108
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