THE CONTRIBUTION OF SPRINGTIME AND AUTUMN GLASS EELS (ANGUILLA ANGUILLA) TO STOCK : RESULTS BASED ON OTOLITH MORPHOMETRY.

THE CONTRIBUTION OF SPRINGTIME AND AUTUMN GLASS EELS (ANGUILLA ANGUILLA) TO STOCK : RESULTS BASED ON OTOLITH MORPHOMETRY.

A double mark, called a transition ring, or elver mark, was identifiable in light microscopy on otoliths of young yellow eels. In the Vilaine watershed, the radius of this mark decreased from 178 μm in yellow eels corresponding to glass eels arriving in autumn 1997 to 163 μm in yellow eels arri...

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Main Authors: BRIAND C., MOUNAIX B., FATIN D., FEUNTEUN E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2003-07-01
Series:Knowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems
Subjects:
Anguilla anguilla
eel
mortality
transition ring
season
estuary
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/kmae:2003034

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