Combined methods of otolith shape analysis improve identification of spawning areas of Atlantic cod
Abstract The effectiveness of otolith shape for identifying Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) spawning populations in the northern North Sea and west coast of Scotland was investigated. Otolith shape was described using Cartesian Fourier analysis of the otolith outline and morphometric variable rectangula...
| Published in: | ICES Journal of Marine Science |
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| Main Authors: | , , |
| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press (OUP)
2006
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.icesjms.2006.06.014 http://academic.oup.com/icesjms/article-pdf/63/9/1710/29126540/63-9-1710.pdf |