Age determination and validation on otoliths for two sympatric species, Mullus barbatus (Linnaeus, 1758) and Mullus surmuletus (Linnaeus, 1758), in the Adriatic Sea
In last few years, there is a strong need to establish a reliable method for age determination and validation on otoliths for Mullidae species in the Mediterranean Sea. In total, 387 specimens of Mullus surmuletus (TL 6.8 to 32.9 cm) and 620 specimens of M. barbatus (TL 8.1-22.0) were analyzed. The...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2015-10-01
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| Series: | Frontiers in Marine Science |
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| Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/conf.FMARS.2015.03.00174/full |