Short-term clearing of opaque otoliths from larval fish Transparentación de otolitos de larvas de peces

A simple technique for otolith of larval fishes is described. After fixing the otolith with some resin and drying, lift one edge of the resin and add 1-2 drops of xylene. The otolith becomes transparent and allows counting the growth rings before the xylene evaporates.<br>Se describe una técni...

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Main Authors: César Flores Coto, Arturo Sánchez Iturbe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México 2005-06-01
Series:Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1870-34532005000100015