| Title: | Fluctuating Asymmetry in Chelon auratus from the Libyan Mediterranean Coast and the Ain Ziana Lagoon |
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| Authors: | ID Elsalini, Osama A. (Author)
ID Jawad, Laith A. (Author) |
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| Language: | English |
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| Typology: | 1.01 - Original Scientific Article |
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| Organization: |  IRRIS - Institute IRRIS for Research, Development and Strategies of Society, Culture and Environment
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| Abstract: | The present study represents the first research of morphological asymmetry in the eye lens diameter and three otolith features (otolith length, width, and weight) examined in the mullet species Chelon auratus collected from the Mediterranean coast and the Ain Ziana Lagoon, Libya. The asymmetry value for the eye lens diameter was the highest among the four morphological characters studied, and higher for the Ain Ziana Lagoon than for the Mediterranean coast of Libya. The study also showed that the asymmetry value increased with the fish’s total length. Plausible reasons for asymmetry in the four morphological traits examined are discussed in relation to the inconstancy in growth induced by ecological factors, including differences in water temperature, salinity, depth, and contaminants present in the marine waters of Libya and the Ain Ziana Lagoon. |
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| Keywords: | Chelon auratus, ecological factors, Mugilidae, pollution, otolith, morphology |
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| Publication status: | Published |
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| Publication version: | Version of Record |
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| Publication date: | 01.01.2024 |
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| Year of publishing: | 2024 |
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| Number of pages: | 75-86 |
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| Numbering: | 34, 1 |
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| PID: | 20.500.12556/DiRROS-30814  |
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| UDC: | 5 |
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| DOI: | 10.19233/ASHN.2024.10 |
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| Copyright: | Imetniki avtorskih pravic na prispevkih so avtorji. CC BY-NC 4.0 |
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| Publication date in DiRROS: | 06.07.2026 |
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| Views: | 121 |
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