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Validation of otolith daily increment formation and growth analysis of yellow goosefish Lophius litulon
We validated the daily formation of increments in otoliths of yellow goosefish Lophius litulon using reared individuals to examine the growth in the field. Single, round-shaped core structures were observed in 41...
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Molecular genetic identification of Japanese sand lances using mitochondrial DNA cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 restriction fragment length polymorphisms
We developed a novel molecular genetic method using restriction fragment length polymorphisms (RFLPs) to identify the taxonomically debatable Japanese sand lances of the genus Ammodytes. Partial nucleotide sequen...