Using energy dispersive x-ray fluorescence microchemistry to infer migratory life history of Atlantic sturgeon

Autor:	Matthew T. Balazik, Clint B. Smith, Stephen P. McIninch, Greg C. Garman, Michael L. Fine
Rok vydání:	2012
Předmět:	Fish migration Brackish water biology fungi Fish fin Aquatic Science biology.organism_classification Spawn (biology) Hatchery Fishery Juvenile Transect Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics Atlantic sturgeon
Zdroj:	Environmental Biology of Fishes. 95:191-194
ISSN:	1573-5133 0378-1909
Popis:	Atlantic sturgeon migrate between ocean and freshwater habitats to spawn, and juveniles spend several years in fresh/brackish water before returning to the ocean. Because strontium/calcium (Sr/Ca) ratios are diagnostic for freshwater and marine environments, we examined the utility of energy-dispersive x-ray fluorescence (EDXRF) to quantify Sr/Ca ratios of Atlantic sturgeon pectoral fin spines. Atlantic sturgeon spines from wild adults and experimental juveniles were analyzed along a linear transect from the primordium to the outermost point. To verify the technique hatchery juvenile Atlantic sturgeon were held in experimental tanks at
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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