An annual profile of growth in the otoliths of immature Notothenia coriiceps Richardson in relation to the environment at Signy Island, Antarctica

• Published in: Antarctic Science
• Main Authors: Ashford, Julian R., White, Martin G.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Cambridge University Press 1995
• Subjects: Signy Island; Antarc*; Antarctic Science; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/515405/; https://doi.org/10.1017/S0954102095000484

Scanning electron microscope and image analysis techniques were used to construct a profile of otolith growth from June 1987–June 1988 in immature Notothenia coriiceps. Growth was found to fluctuate seasonally with a large decrease between August and late November 1987. Examination of stomach fullne...