Otoliths are calcified structures and the information contained within their chemistry or shape
can be used to infer life history events, migration patterns, and stock structure of a fish …

Morphometric analysis of biogenic recording structures within marine organisms has
applications in stock assessment, taxonomics, and ecomorphological studies, with shape …

Otolith morphometrics have been shown to provide a practical basis for stock discrimination
and subsequent fisheries management. However, the determinants of otolith shape are not …

The objectives of this study were to describe the otolith shape development of cod from post-
metamorphosis larvae to juveniles and to examine whether shape development is an …

Shape analyses were carried out on otoliths of the common sole, Solea solea (Linnaeus,
1758), in order to discriminate local populations in the North-Western Mediterranean Sea …

Otolith based methods have the potential to discriminate between stocks, an important
requirement for sustainable management of fish. The abilities of two otolith based methods …

The morphology and morphometry of otoliths have emerged as powerful indicators of
ecological characteristics of fishes. However, shape descriptors that can accurately predict …

The aim of this study was to test the hypothesis that Atlantic saury stocks from the
Mediterranean Sea and northeastern Atlantic could be identified by means of saggital otolith …

The otoliths of John's snapper (Lutjanus johnii) from the Persian Gulf and the Oman Sea
were studied to evaluate whether otolith shape can be used to differentiate populations …

Abstract In the Western Baltic Sea two genetically distinct cod stocks “Eastern Baltic cod”
and “Western Baltic cod” occur with considerable mixing of stocks. In this study we evaluated …