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<p class=MsoNormal>Journal of Fish Biology<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='outline: 0px'><span style='color:black'>Article first
published online: 12 DEC 2014<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='outline: 0px;word-wrap: break-word' id=doi><span
style='color:black'>DOI: 10.1111/jfb.12561<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<h1 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:24.0pt;margin-bottom:0in;
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baseline'><span class=maintitle><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>Validation of daily
microincrement deposition in otoliths of juvenile and adult Peruvian anchovy</span></span><span
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color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'> </span></span><span
class=maintitle><i><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>Engraulis ringens</span></i></span><span
style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></h1>
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style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Escuela de
Ciencias del Mar, Facultad de Recursos Naturales, Pontificia Universidad
Católica de Valparaíso, Casilla, Valparaíso, Chile </span><span
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whom correspondence should be addressed. Tel.: +56 32 2274241; email:<a
href="mailto:guido.plaza@ucv.cl" title="Link to email address"><span
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<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:6.0pt;margin-bottom:
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</span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif";color:white;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>Abstract</span></b><b><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#757373'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:18.0pt;vertical-align:
baseline'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>Wild adult specimens of the Peruvian anchovy</span><span
class=apple-converted-space><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'> </span></span><i><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>Engraulis
ringens</span></i><span class=apple-converted-space><span style='font-size:
9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span></span><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>were
captured and reared to validate the daily periodicity of otolith microincrement
formation. The postcapture stress generated spontaneous spawning, making it
possible to conduct a rearing trial on larvae first in an artificial
nutrient-enriched system (ANES) for 52 days followed by an artificial feeding
regime in a culture tank until day 115 post-hatch. Microincrements of the
sagittal otoliths of sacrificed juveniles [mean</span><span style='font-size:
9.0pt;font-family:"Cambria Math","serif";color:black'> </span><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>±</span><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Cambria Math","serif";color:black'> </span><span
class=smallcaps><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
font-variant:small-caps;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>s.d.</span></span><span
class=apple-converted-space><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'> </span></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>total length (<i><span style='border:none windowtext 1.0pt;
padding:0in'>L</span></i></span><sub><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>T</span></sub><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>)</span><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Cambria Math","serif";color:black'> </span><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>=</span><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Cambria Math","serif";color:black'> </span><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>5·13</span><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Cambria Math","serif";color:black'> </span><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>±</span><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Cambria Math","serif";color:black'> </span><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>0·37</span><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Cambria Math","serif";color:black'> </span><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>cm, range
5–6 cm;</span><span class=apple-converted-space><span style='font-size:
9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span></span><span
class=smallcaps><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
font-variant:small-caps;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>c.v.</span></span><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Cambria Math","serif";color:black'> </span><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>=</span><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Cambria Math","serif";color:black'> </span><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>7·5%]
showed very distinct light and dark zones. The slope of the relationship
between the total number of increments after the hatch check and days elapsed
after hatching was not significantly different from 1. The transfer from ANES
to the artificial feeding regime induced a mark in the sagittal otoliths. The
number of microincrements after this induced mark coincided with the number of
days elapsed after the transfer date. In parallel experiments, adult</span><span
class=apple-converted-space><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'> </span></span><i><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>E.
ringens</span></i><span class=apple-converted-space><span style='font-size:
9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span></span><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>(mean</span><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Cambria Math","serif";color:black'> </span><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>±</span><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Cambria Math","serif";color:black'> </span><span
class=smallcaps><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
font-variant:small-caps;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>s.d.</span></span><span
class=apple-converted-space><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'> </span></span><i><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>L</span></i><sub><span
style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;border:
none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>T</span></sub><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:"Cambria Math","serif";color:black'> </span><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>=</span><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Cambria Math","serif";color:black'> </span><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>14·92</span><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Cambria Math","serif";color:black'> </span><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>±</span><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Cambria Math","serif";color:black'> </span><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>0·55</span><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Cambria Math","serif";color:black'> </span><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>cm, range
13–16</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Cambria Math","serif";
color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>cm) were exposed to one of two fluorescent marking immersion
treatments with either alizarin red S (ARS; 25 mg l</span><sup><span
style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;border:
none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>−1</span></sup><span style='font-size:
9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> per 6</span><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Cambria Math","serif";color:black'> </span><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>h) or
oxytetracycline hydrochloride (OTC; 200 mg l</span><sup><span
style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;border:
none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>−1</span></sup><span
class=apple-converted-space><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'> </span></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>per 10</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Cambria Math","serif";
color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>h). The microincrements between fluorescent bands were distinct,
ranging from 0·89 to 2·75</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Cambria Math","serif";
color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>µm (mean</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Cambria Math","serif";
color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>±</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Cambria Math","serif";
color:black'> </span><span class=smallcaps><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-variant:small-caps;color:black;
border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>s.d.</span></span><span
class=apple-converted-space><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'> </span></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>=1·43</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Cambria Math","serif";
color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>±</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Cambria Math","serif";
color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>0·28</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Cambria Math","serif";
color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>µm;</span><span class=apple-converted-space><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span></span><span
class=smallcaps><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
font-variant:small-caps;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>c.v.</span></span><span
class=apple-converted-space><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'> </span></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>= 32%) and from 0·71 to 2·89</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:"Cambria Math","serif";color:black'> </span><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>µm (1·53</span><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Cambria Math","serif";color:black'> </span><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>±</span><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Cambria Math","serif";color:black'> </span><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>0·27</span><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Cambria Math","serif";color:black'> </span><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>µm;</span><span
class=apple-converted-space><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'> </span></span><span class=smallcaps><span style='font-size:
9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-variant:small-caps;color:black;
border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>c.v.</span></span><span
class=apple-converted-space><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'> </span></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>= 35%) for ARS and OTC, respectively. The relationship between the
number of microincrements between marks and the number of elapsed days for ARS
and OCT treatments indicated that there was a significant correspondence
between the number of increases observed and the number of days. Hence, daily
microincrements of otoliths of</span><span class=apple-converted-space><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span></span><i><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;border:
none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>E. ringens</span></i><span
class=apple-converted-space><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'> </span></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>are likely to be formed in juveniles and adults under natural
conditions.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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