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Temperate Utah chub form valid otolith annuli in the absence of fluctuating water temperature
Author(s) -
Johnson J. B.,
Belk M. C.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
journal of fish biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.672
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1095-8649
pISSN - 0022-1112
DOI - 10.1111/j.0022-1112.2004.00437.x
Subject(s) - otolith , temperate climate , biology , minnow , spring (device) , fishery , ecology , fish <actinopterygii> , mechanical engineering , engineering
Utah chub Gila atraria , a temperate freshwater minnow, formed valid otolith annuli (annual growth rings), even when raised in a constant‐temperature desert spring environment. This suggests that factors other than seasonal variation in water temperature control annual otolith marking.