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Freeze Branding in Fish, a Method for Eliminating Colour Patterns at the Skin Surface
Author(s) -
Hert Eva
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
ethology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.739
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1439-0310
pISSN - 0179-1613
DOI - 10.1111/j.1439-0310.1986.tb00616.x
Subject(s) - fish <actinopterygii> , documentation , fishery , communication , biology , advertising , zoology , computer science , psychology , business , programming language
Abstract Freeze branding with dry ice turned out to be a very suitable method for eliminating pigments in fish. Photographic documentation shows the process of fading of lipophores in the anal fin of an African mouth brooder.