Walleye Otolith from the Upper Colorado River Basin
By Fort Collins Science Center
2017 (approx.)
Detailed Description
A walleye otolith from the Upper Colorado River Basin. Researchers can analyze isotopes in these structures to obtain information on individual origin and recent residency.
Sources/Usage
Public Domain.
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Wildlife Biogeography
The distribution of species across the landscape is of great interest to biologists, owing to a critical need to understand the connectivity of disparate habitats for species that undertake broadscale movements. Indeed, habitat quality and quantity are thought to be important drivers of occurrence and distribution, and numerous studies have demonstrated fitness-related consequences as evidenced in...
Related
Wildlife Biogeography
The distribution of species across the landscape is of great interest to biologists, owing to a critical need to understand the connectivity of disparate habitats for species that undertake broadscale movements. Indeed, habitat quality and quantity are thought to be important drivers of occurrence and distribution, and numerous studies have demonstrated fitness-related consequences as evidenced in...