Photographic Atlas of Fish Otoliths of the Northwest Atlantic Ocean
eBook - PDF

Photographic Atlas of Fish Otoliths of the Northwest Atlantic Ocean

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  1. 284 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Photographic Atlas of Fish Otoliths of the Northwest Atlantic Ocean

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About this book

The shape of fish otoliths is highly species specific. Since otoliths resist degradation better than most other tissues, the shape and size of preserved or undigested otoliths recovered from fossilized sediments, native middens, and the stomachs and droppings of fish predators can be used to reconstruct the species composition of the diet or fish assemblage. This photographic atlas presents light and (or) scanning electron micrographs of 580 pairs of sagittal otoliths representing 288 species, 97 families, and 27 orders of fish from the northwest Atlantic. For most species, multiple individuals across a range of sizes are presented in order to highlight changes in otolith shape with increased size. For 72 of the families, photographs of the lapillar and asteriscal otoliths are also presented.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half title page
  3. Publisher
  4. Title page
  5. Copyright
  6. Contents
  7. Abstract /Résumé
  8. Acknowledgements
  9. Introduction
  10. Otolith location and function
  11. Otolith composition
  12. Otolith morphology
  13. Biological factors affecting otolith morphology
  14. Effects of preservation on otolith morphology
  15. Methods
  16. Using the atlas
  17. References
  18. Photographic plates
  19. Alphabetical species list
  20. Back cover