A Method for Preparing Glycerin-Stored Otoliths for Age Determination
Glycerin-preserved otoliths of burbot, Lota lota, often become opaque and difficult to age; they become readable if heated in glycerin for 10 minutes at 190 °C, or for longer times at lower temperatures.
| Published in: | Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada |
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| Main Authors: | , |
| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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Canadian Science Publishing
1961
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/f61-003 http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/f61-003 |
| Summary: | Glycerin-preserved otoliths of burbot, Lota lota, often become opaque and difficult to age; they become readable if heated in glycerin for 10 minutes at 190 °C, or for longer times at lower temperatures. |
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