Preparation of acetate peels of valves from the ocean quahog, Arctica islandica, for age determinations

Techniques are described for preparing acetate peels of sectioned valves of ocean quahogs, Arctica islandica, for age determinations. The respective sequence of preparation begins by sectioning left valves oriented to include a single hinge tooth, bleaching to remove the heavy periostracum, embeddin...

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Main Author: Ropes, John W.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: NOAA/National Marine Fisheries Service 1987
Subjects:
Ecology
Fisheries
Biology
Chemistry
Arctica islandica
Ocean quahog
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1834/20560
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spelling ftoceandocs:oai:aquadocs.org:1834/20560 2023-05-15T15:22:27+02:00 Preparation of acetate peels of valves from the ocean quahog, Arctica islandica, for age determinations Ropes, John W. 1987 application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/1834/20560 en eng NOAA/National Marine Fisheries Service NOAA Technical Report NMFS http://spo.nwr.noaa.gov/tr50.pdf http://hdl.handle.net/1834/20560 http://aquaticcommons.org/id/eprint/2772 403 2011-09-29 18:27:13 2772 United States National Marine Fisheries Service Ecology Fisheries Biology Chemistry monograph 1987 ftoceandocs 2023-04-06T17:01:40Z Techniques are described for preparing acetate peels of sectioned valves of ocean quahogs, Arctica islandica, for age determinations. The respective sequence of preparation begins by sectioning left valves oriented to include a single hinge tooth, bleaching to remove the heavy periostracum, embedding the valves in an epoxy resin, grinding and polishing the embedments to a high luster, etching the exposed cut valve surfaces, and applying sheet acetate with acetone. Annuli are clearly defined relative to growth increments in the peel preparations for all sizes and ages of ocean quahogs. (PDF file contains12 pages.) Book Arctica islandica Ocean quahog IODE-UNESCO: OceanDocs - E-Repository of Ocean Publications
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topic Ecology
Fisheries
Biology
Chemistry
spellingShingle Ecology
Fisheries
Biology
Chemistry
Ropes, John W.
Preparation of acetate peels of valves from the ocean quahog, Arctica islandica, for age determinations
topic_facet Ecology
Fisheries
Biology
Chemistry
description Techniques are described for preparing acetate peels of sectioned valves of ocean quahogs, Arctica islandica, for age determinations. The respective sequence of preparation begins by sectioning left valves oriented to include a single hinge tooth, bleaching to remove the heavy periostracum, embedding the valves in an epoxy resin, grinding and polishing the embedments to a high luster, etching the exposed cut valve surfaces, and applying sheet acetate with acetone. Annuli are clearly defined relative to growth increments in the peel preparations for all sizes and ages of ocean quahogs. (PDF file contains12 pages.)
format Book
author Ropes, John W.
author_facet Ropes, John W.
author_sort Ropes, John W.
title Preparation of acetate peels of valves from the ocean quahog, Arctica islandica, for age determinations
title_short Preparation of acetate peels of valves from the ocean quahog, Arctica islandica, for age determinations
title_full Preparation of acetate peels of valves from the ocean quahog, Arctica islandica, for age determinations
title_fullStr Preparation of acetate peels of valves from the ocean quahog, Arctica islandica, for age determinations
title_full_unstemmed Preparation of acetate peels of valves from the ocean quahog, Arctica islandica, for age determinations
title_sort preparation of acetate peels of valves from the ocean quahog, arctica islandica, for age determinations
publisher NOAA/National Marine Fisheries Service
publishDate 1987
url http://hdl.handle.net/1834/20560
genre Arctica islandica
Ocean quahog
genre_facet Arctica islandica
Ocean quahog
op_source http://aquaticcommons.org/id/eprint/2772
403
2011-09-29 18:27:13
2772
United States National Marine Fisheries Service
op_relation NOAA Technical Report NMFS
http://spo.nwr.noaa.gov/tr50.pdf
http://hdl.handle.net/1834/20560
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