A Comparison Of Variability And Bias When Ageing Northeastern Atlantic Minke Whales (Balaenoptera Acutorostrata) By Counting Growth Layer Groups In The Mandible And Bulla Tympanica

Olsen, Erik; Skaug, H.J.; Leithe, A.; Bergflødt, B.; Fagerheim, K.A.

doi:10.17895/ices.pub.25635699.v1

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A Comparison Of Variability And Bias When Ageing Northeastern Atlantic Minke Whales (Balaenoptera Acutorostrata) By Counting Growth Layer Groups In The Mandible And Bulla Tympanica

conference contribution

posted on 2024-04-25, 08:40 authored by Erik Olsen, H.J. Skaug, A. Leithe, B. Bergflødt, K.A. Fagerheim

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The age of 43 minke whales (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) was estimated by counting growth layer groups (GLGs) GLGs in 500 thick haemotoxylin stained transverse sections of left and right mandible.

History

Symposia

2001 ICES Annual Science Conference, Oslo, Norway

Session

Theme Session J on The Life History, Dynamics and Exploitation of Living Marine Resources: Advances in Knowledge and Methodology

Abstract reference

J:34

Recommended citation

[Authors]. 2001. A Comparison Of Variability And Bias When Ageing Northeastern Atlantic Minke Whales (Balaenoptera Acutorostrata) By Counting Growth Layer Groups In The Mandible And Bulla Tympanica. 2001 ICES Annual Science Conference, Oslo, Norway. CM 2001/J:34. https://doi.org/10.17895/ices.pub.25635699