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Back‐calculation of fork length of white‐spotted charr from scales: a comparison between major and minor axes measurements
Author(s) -
Morita K.
Publication year - 2001
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.1095-8649.2001.tb00177.x
Subject(s) - biology , fish measurement , minor (academic) , white (mutation) , salvelinus , anatomy , fishery , fish <actinopterygii> , trout , genetics , humanities , philosophy , gene
The back‐calculated lengths of white‐spotted charr Salvelinus leucomaenis from scales obtained using two alternative measurement axes (major axis v. minor axis) were compared. The minor axis provided a more accurate estimate of past length than the major axis.