| Literature DB >> 30443940 |
Nora N Hanson1, Gordon W Smith1, Stuart J Middlemas1, Christopher D Todd2.
Abstract
Using tagged and recaptured Atlantic salmon Salmo salar (n = 106) the present analysis shows that the most commonly applied linear back-calculation method for estimating past length, the Dahl-Lea method, resulted in overestimation of the length of large smolts and underestimation of small smolts. A correction equation (y = 0.53x + 6.23) for estimating true smolt length (y) from lengths back-calculated from adult scale measures (x) to account for these systematic discrepancies is proposed.Entities:
Keywords: Salmo salar; allometry; back-calculation; circuli; growth; increment analysis
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Year: 2018 PMID: 30443940 DOI: 10.1111/jfb.13863
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Fish Biol ISSN: 0022-1112 Impact factor: 2.051