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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Mu X
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6124768 | biostudies-literature | 2018
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Mu Xiuxia X Zhang Chongliang C Zhang Chi C Xu Binduo B Xue Ying Y Ren Yiping Y
PloS one 20180905 9
It is difficult to determine ages of eels via otoliths, because multiple alternating translucent and opaque zones in the otoliths are hard to identify. In this study, we developed an efficient age determination method for whitespotted conger (Conger myriaster), using random forest models with otolith weight and length, total body length, capture location and season as predictors. 409 specimens were collected from six locations in Yellow and East China Sea between October 2016 and December 2017. ...[more]