Directional Bilateral Asymmetry in Fish Otolith: A Potential Tool to Evaluate Stock Boundaries?

Directional Bilateral Asymmetry in Fish Otolith: A Potential Tool to Evaluate Stock Boundaries?

The otolith, found in both inner ears of bony fish, has mainly been used to estimate fish age. Another application that has been developing significantly in recent years, however, is the use of otolith shape as a tool for stock identification. Often, studies have directly used the shape asymmetry be...

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Main Authors: Kélig Mahé, Kirsteen MacKenzie, Djamila Ider, Andrea Massaro, Oussama Hamed, Alba Jurado-Ruzafa, Patrícia Gonçalves, Aikaterini Anastasopoulou, Angelique Jadaud, Chryssi Mytilineou, Marine Randon, Romain Elleboode, Alaia Morell, Zouhir Ramdane, Joanne Smith, Karen Bekaert, Rachid Amara, Hélène de Pontual, Bruno Ernande
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-06-01
Series:Symmetry
Subjects:
otolith shape
side effect
Fourier descriptors
stock identification
Mediterranean Sea
Atlantic Ocean
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-8994/13/6/987

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