title: The influence of temperature on the fluorine and calcium composition of fish scales.
abstract: Proton microprobe studies of the scales of the kahawai (Arripis trutta) and the snapper (Chrysophrys auratus) showed non-linear changes in the fluorine to calcium ratio that increase with increasing temperature, but both species showed a different temperature sensitivity. Fluorine and calcium levels vary within years from summer to winter by up to 1000%, making fluorine and calcium levels good markers of seasonal events.
authors.affiliation: Oceanic Biology, Hawaii Institute of Geophysics, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822, U.S.A.
authors.forename: R W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Gauldie
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Coote
authors.forename: I F
authors.initials: IF
authors.lastname: West
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Radtke