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Periodicity in fish otolith Sr, Na, and K corresponds with visual banding

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Examination of a section of an otolith from a teleost fish by fast atom bombardment-secondary ion mass spectrometry (FAB-SIMS) revealed seasonal periodicity in Sr, Na, and K concentrations that corresponded with visually observed annual banding. Strontium maxima also corresponded with Na and K minima and vice versa. In addition there was a general, apparently age-related, trend in Sr levels, with concentrations at the edge of the otolith being higher than in the core.

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  1. National Institute for Environmental Studies, 16-2 Onogawa, 305, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan

    H. Seyama, Y. Shibata, M. Soma & M. Morita

  2. Western Australian Marine Research Laboratories, P. O. Box 20, North Beach, W. A., 6020, Australia

    J. S. Edmonds & M. J. Moran

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Seyama, H., Edmonds, J.S., Moran, M.J. et al. Periodicity in fish otolith Sr, Na, and K corresponds with visual banding. Experientia 47, 1193–1196 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01918383

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