Summary: | 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 Submitted Note: A Thesis submitted to the Department of Oceanography in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science. Degree Awarded: Spring Semester, 2004. Date of Defense: February 27, 2004. Keywords: Otoliths, Stable Carbon Isotope Bibliography Note: Includes bibliographical references. Advisory Committee: Jeffrey P. Chanton, Professor Directing Thesis; Christopher C. Koenig, Outside Committee Member; Nancy Marcus, Committee Member; Joel E. Kostka, Committee Member.
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