The Influence of Diet on Stable Carbon Isotope Composition in Otoliths of Juvenile Red Drum (Sciaenops Ocellatus)

• Other Authors: Hanson, Chad W. (authoraut), Chanton, Jeffrey P. (professor directing thesis), Koenig, Christopher C. (outside committee member), Marcus, Nancy (committee member), Kostka, Joel E. (committee member), Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences (degree granting department), Florida State University (degree granting institution)
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Florida State University
• Subjects: Oceanography; Atmospheric sciences; Meteorology; Kostka; Red drum; Sciaenops ocellatus
• Online Access: http://purl.flvc.org/fsu/fd/FSU_migr_etd-4281; http://fsu.digital.flvc.org/islandora/object/fsu%3A185011/datastream/TN/view/Influence%20of%20Diet%20on%20Stable%20Carbon%20Isotope%20Composition%20in%20Otoliths%20of%20Juvenile%20Red%20Drum%20%28Sciaenops%20Ocellatus%29.jpg

To evaluate the influence of dietary carbon on fish otoliths, juvenile red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) were raised for 6 and 9 months in tanks with flow-through ambient seawater and fed diets differing by 2.12‰ (p < 0.001) in carbon isotope composition (del 13C). Muscle tissue from the two treatment groups also differed by 2.12‰ (p A Thesis submitted to the Department of Oceanography in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science. Spring Semester, 2004. February 27, 2004. Otoliths, Stable Carbon Isotope Includes bibliographical references. Jeffrey P. Chanton, Professor Directing Thesis; Christopher C. Koenig, Outside Committee Member; Nancy Marcus, Committee Member; Joel E. Kostka, Committee Member.