Otolith microchemistry can provide valuable information about stock structure and mixing
patterns when the magnitude of environmental differences among areas is greater than the …

Chemical constituents in otoliths have become a valuable tool for fish ecologists seeking to
reconstruct migratory patterns and life‐history diversity in a wide range of species …

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Fish otoliths are widely used to answer biological and ecological questions related to
movements and habitat use based on their chemical composition. Two fundamental …

Otolith chemistry is often useful for tracking provenance of fishes, as well as examining
migration histories. Whereas elements such as strontium and barium correlate well with …

There is an increasing desire for researchers to use the elemental concentrations in fish
otoliths to reconstruct environmental histories of fish. These reconstructions may be …

Microchemical analyses of fish otoliths have revolutionized fisheries science. Molecules
deposited within otoliths may originate from ambient water and diet, with molecular …

Les concentrations d'éléments chimiques dans les otolithes des poissons permettent de
reconstituer leur histoire environnementale, lorsqu'on réussit à établir des relations de …

Variation in the chemical composition of fish otoliths has been used in recent years to
address a range of ecological questions, including levels of stock mixing, variation in habitat …

Sr: Ca and Ba: Ca ratios in water from the Adour estuary show a clear relationship with the
salinity of the surrounding water for salinities< 20, while ratios are almost constant above …