Articles on EPMA (and other microtechniques) for study of fish ear bones (otoliths) -- for student discussion

Mulligan et al, 1987, A method of stock identification based on the elemental composition of striped bas Morone saxatilis (walbaum) otoliths. J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol., 114, 241-248

Gunn et al, 1992, Electron probe microanalysis of fish otoliths--evaluation of techniques for studying age and stock discrimination, J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol., 1992, 1-36.

Campana et al, 1997, Comparison of accuracy, precision, and sensitivity in elemental assays of fish otoliths using the electron microprobe, proton-induced X-ray emission, and LA-ICPMS, Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 54, 2068-2079

Thresher et al, 1994, An evaluation of electron-probe microanalysis of otoliths for stock delineation and identification of nursery areas in a southern temperate groundfish, Nemadactylus macropterus (Cheilodactylidae), Fishery Buletin of the Fish and Wildlife Service, 92, 817-840

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