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NALT Concept Space
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Concept information

  1. Fields of Study
  2. sensory system
  3. sense organs
  4. ears
  5. inner ear
  6. otoliths
  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. sensory system
  3. sense organs
  4. ears
  5. inner ear
  6. otoliths
  1. Fields of Study
  2. sensory system
  3. sense organs
  4. ears
  5. inner ear
  6. otoliths
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. sensory system
  3. sense organs
  4. ears
  5. inner ear
  6. otoliths
  1. Fields of Study
  2. sensory system
  3. sense organs
  4. ears
  5. inner ear
  6. otoliths
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. sensory system
  3. sense organs
  4. ears
  5. inner ear
  6. otoliths
  1. Fields of Study
  2. animal organs
  3. sense organs
  4. ears
  5. inner ear
  6. otoliths
  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. animal organs
  3. sense organs
  4. ears
  5. inner ear
  6. otoliths
  1. Fields of Study
  2. animal organs
  3. sense organs
  4. ears
  5. inner ear
  6. otoliths
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. animal organs
  3. sense organs
  4. ears
  5. inner ear
  6. otoliths
  1. Fields of Study
  2. animal organs
  3. sense organs
  4. ears
  5. inner ear
  6. otoliths
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. animal organs
  3. sense organs
  4. ears
  5. inner ear
  6. otoliths

Término preferido

otoliths

Tipo

  • Topic

Definición

  • Information Structures of the inner ear which function in orientation and equilibrium sensing of vertebrates. Otoliths contain calcium concretions useful for species identification and age determination of fish, and provide information about their life history and ecology.

    Fuente: NAL Thesaurus Staff

    Tipo: Concept definition

Concepto genérico

Sinónimos

  • otoconia
  • otolites
  • otolithic membrane
  • statoconia

En otras lenguas

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/191711

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