Main Title |
Record of Daily Growth in Otoliths of Atlantic Silversides, 'Menidia menidia', from Field and Laboratory. |
Author |
Barkman, R. C. ;
Bengtson, D. A. ;
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CORP Author |
Rhode Island Univ., Kingston. Dept. of Food Science and Technology. ;Springfield Coll., MA. Dept. of Biology.;Environmental Research Lab., Narragansett, RI. |
Publisher |
c1987 |
Year Published |
1987 |
Report Number |
EPA/600/J-87/499 ; ERLN-634 |
Stock Number |
PB90-125816 |
Additional Subjects |
Growth ;
Marine fishes ;
Age ;
Removal ;
Length ;
Ocean temperature ;
Salinity ;
Plankton ;
Abundance ;
Measurement ;
Reprints ;
Otoliths ;
Menidia menidia ;
Silversides
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
NTIS |
PB90-125816 |
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07/26/2022 |
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Collation |
15p |
Abstract |
Otoliths were removed from field-collected silversides of age less than 3 months. Otolith diameter was highly correlated with total length of the fish. Daily growth ring counts for the species are known to be function of age rather than size, so widths for the daily growth rings provide a record of daily increases in length of the fish. Measurement of ring widths showed that weekly specific growth rate was greater than 70 percent at age 1 week, but declined to about 30 percent at age 1 month and about 15 percent at age 2 months. A laboratory experiment in which temperature was changed on a weekly basis demonstrated that environmental variables can affect the width of rings. |