Daily Growth Increments in the Otoliths of Young-of-the-Year Gizzard Shad
- 1 March 1985
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Transactions of the American Fisheries Society
- Vol. 114 (2) , 304-306
- https://doi.org/10.1577/1548-8659(1985)114<304:dgiito>2.0.co;2
Abstract
Daily increments formed in the sagittae of laboratory‐raised young‐of‐the‐year gizzard shad Dorosoma cepedianum for at least 71 d after swim‐up. Faint prolarval increments were visible for several days following swim‐up, but the first distinct increment formed the day after swim‐up. Increment formation was independent of growth rate. The relationship between fish length and otolith radius was adequately described by a linear equation with a significant nonzero intercept. Received May 21, 1984 Accepted November 15, 1984This publication has 0 references indexed in Scilit: