UTILITY OF OTOLITH MICROCHEMISTRY AND STABLE ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION FOR DETERMINING FISH ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY IN THE MISSISSIPPI AND ILLINOIS RIVERS
Knowledge of habitats used by riverine fishes throughout their life history is important for management and conservation. Naturally occurring chemical markers in otoliths have recently been used to determine natal origins and environmental history of fishes in a variety of marine and freshwater env...
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OpenSIUC
2010
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| Online Access: | https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/theses/230 https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1237&context=theses |