Preposition: from

• specie: Many of the smaller otoliths from the deep-water species had distinguishable edges, either opaque or transparent, depending on the time of year.

Converse of object

• extract: You can extract more large otoliths from the head of an adult fish, but they are not transparent and often have irregular shapes.

• section: Continuous line laser ablation was used on sectioned otoliths of C. rupestris from four sites in the Atlantic.

• call: Growth: Evidence for the age of eels comes from the examination of small bones in the inner ear called the otoliths.

Adjective modifier

• whole: Whole otolith microchemical analysis was carried out on otoliths of N. aequalis from six different areas in the Atlantic and Mediterranean.

Modifies a noun

• microchemistry: The first phase of Task 2 involved the development of a suitable methodology for carrying out whole otolith microchemistry.

• organ: In a linear acceleration, the gelatinous layer, which contains the otolith organ, is shifted aft.

• composition: The results are discussed in relation to otolith composition and the potential lability of some elements.

• microstructure: The significance of hatch date for the growth and survival of the sandeel, Ammodytes marinus, was investigated using otolith microstructure.

Noun used with modifier

• fish: High densities of fish otoliths have been found in one North Sea pockmark.