Research article1998Peer reviewed
Accuracy and precision in eel age estimation, using otoliths of known and unknown age
Svedäng, Henrik; Wickström, H.; Reizenstein, M.; Holmgren, K; Florenius, P.
Abstract
Using otoliths of eels Anguilla anguilla of known and unknown age from fresh, brackish and marine waters, the accuracy of age estimation was uncertain and deviations from the correct age were dependent on reader, locality and fish age. (C) 1998 The Fisheries Society of the British Isles.
Keywords
Anguilla anguilla; age estimation; validation; accuracy; precision; otoliths; known age
Published in
Journal of Fish Biology
1998, Volume: 53, number: 2, pages: 456-464
Publisher: ACADEMIC PRESS LTD
UKÄ Subject classification
Other Biological Topics
Publication identifier
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1006/jfbi.1998.0714
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