8142

• UCREFRP Catalog Number: 8142
• Author: Horn, M. J.
• Title: Nutritional Limitation of Recruitment in the Razorback Sucker ‎(
• USFW Year: 1996.
• Copyright Material: NO

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CHAPTER

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2. EVALUATION OF OTOLITHS FOR AGING LARVAL RAZORBACK

SUCKERS ..................................................... 36

I. Introduction ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 36

n. Methods.................................................... 38

m. Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ., 41

N. Summary and Discussion ...................................... 42

3. ANALYSIS OF A RELATNE CONDITION (KN) INDEX AND PROXIMATE

BODY COMPOSmON TO ASSESS NUTRITIONAL STATUS IN LARVAL

RAZORBACK SUCKERS ........................................ 60

I. Introduction .................................................. 60

n. Methods .................................................... 64

1. Processing of Larvae .................................... 64

2. Statistical Analyses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 65

m. Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 68

1. 140C.................................................. 68

2. 180C.................................................. 69

3. 230C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 71

4. Comparison of Temperature levels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 71

A. Growth ......................................... 71

B. Length-Weight Relations ........................... 73

C. Condition Factor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 75

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