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    Yongwen Gao

  2. College of Fisheries, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, China

    Yongwen Gao

  3. Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, 97331, USA

    David L. G. Noakes

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Gao, Y., Noakes, D.L.G. Chemical signatures of otoliths and application in fisheries. Environ Biol Fish 95, 415–418 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10641-012-0076-4

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