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| Sardenne, Fany; Dortel, Emmanuelle; Le Croizier, Gael; Million, Julien; Labonne, Maylis; Leroy, Bruno; Bodin, Nathalie; Chassot, Emmanuel. |
| The Indian Ocean Tuna Tagging Program (IOTTP) provided a unique opportunity to assess the viability of estimating the age of tropical tunas from the micro-structural features of otoliths. Here, we analyzed the length measurements and micro-increment counts collected for 506 sagittal otoliths, of which 343 were chemically marked with oxytetracycline, for bigeye (Thunnus obesus), skipjack (Katsuwonus pelamis), and yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares). Our results show that the otoliths of tropical tunas grow more slowly than the rest of the body. Our findings confirm that both yellowfin and juvenile bigeye deposit daily increments in their otoliths, though ages are underestimated for large bigeye (>100 cm) when derived from micro-increment counts. Our... |
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Palavras-chave: Daily age; Micro-increment; Mark-recapture; Oxytetracycline; Thunnus. |
| Ano: 2015 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00254/36511/35082.pdf |
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