Resumen
Changes in standard length of field-collected larvae and juveniles, due to preservation in 95% ethanol, were studied in haddock ranging from 2.5 to 82 mm long. Estimates of fresh standard length of haddock from ethanol-preserved specimens show that ethanol causes larvae of all lengths to shrink. The average shrinkage was 26.8% in newly hatched, 2.5-5 mm, larvae and decreased with increasing size. Shrinkage is related to size; larger larvae generally shrink proportionally less than smaller larvae.
Título traducido de la contribución | Shrinkage of haddock larvae Melanogrammus aeglefinus linnaeus (1758) preserved in ethanol |
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Idioma original | Español |
Páginas (desde-hasta) | 1-8 |
Número de páginas | 8 |
Publicación | Ciencias Marinas |
Volumen | 22 |
N.º | 1 |
DOI | |
Estado | Publicada - 1996 |
Publicado de forma externa | Sí |
Palabras clave
- Ethanol
- Haddock larvae
- Scotian Shelf
- Shrinkage