- An
otolith (Ancient Gr****: ὠτο-, ōto- ear + λῐ́θος, líthos, a stone), also
called otoconium, statolith, or statoconium, is a
calcium carbonate structure...
- The
Orbiting Frog
Otolith (OFO) was a NASA
space program which sent two
bullfrogs into
orbit on
November 9, 1970, for the
study of weightlessness. The...
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Otolith microchemical analysis is a
technique used in
fisheries management and
fisheries biology to
delineate stocks and
characterize movements, and natal...
- However,
tentative earlier records are
known from
distinctive fossil otoliths from the
Early Cretaceous (Albian) of Texas, USA. Many
different fossil...
- the
unique ear bone or
otolith of a
freshwater drum (Aplodinotus grunniens), also
known as the
sheephead fish. The fish's
otoliths are
quite large and look...
- Carnevale, 2018 [
otolith] †Protolarimus
Aguilera & Schwarzhans, 2014 [
otolith] ?†Pseudoumbrina Menner, 1948 †Taosciaena Lin & Chien, 2022 [
otolith] †Trewasciaena...
- be
examined by
analysing these otolith records. The
earliest unambiguous fossil lanternfish are
known based on
otoliths from the late
Paleocene and early...
- The
utricle and
saccule are the two
otolith organs in the
vertebrate inner ear. The word
utricle comes from
Latin uter 'leather bag'. The
utricle and...
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commonly used
techniques involve counting natural growth rings on the scales,
otoliths, vertebrae, fin spines, eye lenses, teeth, or
bones of the jaw, pectoral...
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specialized organs in the
inner ear.
Linear accelerations are
detected by the
otolith organs,
while angular accelerations are
detected by the
semicircular canals...
