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- Title
Seasonal change in the relationship between otolith radius and body length in age-zero Pacific saury Cololabis saira.
- Authors
Suyama, Satoshi; Oshima, Kazuhiro; Nakagami, Masayasu; Ueno, Yasuhiro
- Abstract
We examined seasonal changes in the relationship between otolith radius and body length in age-zero Pacific saury Cololabis saira collected from June to December 2002–2004, based on 12,164 specimens. Results of the analysis using a generalized linear model indicated that there were differences in the intercepts among months, but no difference was seen in the slopes. In addition, post hoc analysis showed that the intercepts got larger as the month progressed from June to December. These results suggested that although the body length growth rate decreased, the growth of the otolith does not decrease to the same degree as the body after September, so the ratio of otolith radius to body length becomes larger as the months pass. Consequently, we consider that the seasonal change in relation between otolith radius and body length affects the back-calculation of body length based on otolith radius.
- Subjects
OTOLITHS; PACIFIC saury; SAURIES; PACIFIC saury fisheries; SEASONS
- Publication
Fisheries Science, 2009, Vol 75, Issue 2, p325
- ISSN
0919-9268
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s12562-008-0039-z