Periodicity of otolith check formation in the juvenile plaice Pleuronectes platessa
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1995Metadata
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Juvenile (Pleuronectes platessa L.) were sampled in the intertidal zone of Port Erin Bay (Isle of Man, Irish Sea) by push-net in the summers of 1990 and 1992. Check formation on the sagittal otoliths was examined to test the hypothesis that tidal and light cycles periodically disrupt the growth of 0-group plaice. Otolith checks occurred mostly at weekly (7-8 d) intervals (range 3-21 d). This periodicity matched activity patterns that were lowest at both spring and neap tides. Check formation may reflect ontogenetic changes in feeding and activity, as measured by diurnal and seasonal variations in catches.
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University of South Carolina PressSeries
Belle W.Baruch Library in Marine Science19
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Belle W. Baruch Institute for Marine & Coastal Research and University of South Carolina Press.Copyright Belle W. Baruch Institute for Marine & Coastal Research and University of South Carolina Press. All rights reserved.