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statolith

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statolith /stato·lith/ (stat´o-lith) a granule of the statoconia.
stat·o·lith (sttl-th)
n.
1. A small, movable concretion of calcium carbonate found in statocysts; an otolith.
2. See statoconium.
statolith [stat´o-lith]
1. a granule of the statoconia.
2. a solid or semisolid body occurring in the labyrinth of animals.
statolith
1. a granule of the statoconia.
2. see otolith.
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Foot muscle was used for these analyses because whelk stomachs were empty (see below) and the foot tissue could be removed without compromising the areas of the whelk body needed for statolith, radula, and gonad recovery (in support of ongoing studies that were the reason the whelks were cultured and maintained).
Mortality of the veined rapa whelk, Rapana venosa, in relation to a ... by Harding, Juliana M.; Mann, Roger; Moeller, Peter; Hsia, Michelle S. / Journal of Shellfish Research
But my colleagues and I wanted to see if we could infer the giant squid's habitat depth by studying its statolith (STAH-toh-lith).
One gigantic mystery: scientists use clues to reveal the secretive ... by Janes, Patricia / Science World
Solid and dashed curves in Figure 6 represent DGR independently determined for both sexes through analysis of statolith increments (Markaida et al.
Tagging studies on the jumbo squid (Dosidicus gigas) in the Gulf of ... by Markaida, Unai; Rosenthal, Joshua J.C.; Gilly, William F. / Fishery Bulletin
 
 
 
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