Graph of microchemical results showing a spike in strontium
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Graph of microchemical results showing a spike in strontium (blue circles; generally higher in saltwater than freshwater) near either edge of the above fin ray; this was part of a laboratory experiment mimicking saltwater exposure for comparing the tracking ability of migration history between otoliths and fin rays.
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Courtesy: Tamas Ugrai
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