
%0 Journal Article
%A Smith, Benjamin B. 
%A Walker, Keith F. 
%T Shrinkage of 0+ carp (<emph type="2">Cyprinus carpio</emph> L.) after preservation in ethanol
%J Marine and Freshwater Research
%D 2003/06/02
%V 54
%N 2
%P 113-116
%K alcohol, Cyprinidae, fixation, juveniles, larvae, length, weight.
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/MF02089
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/MF02089 
%X Changes in the length and weight of 240 larval and juvenile carp (standard length 10&#8211;45 mm) were monitored over 180 days after preservation in 70&#37; and 95&#37; ethanol. Shrinkage varied with initial (pre-preservation) size and ethanol concentration, but was stable after 1 day. Absolute shrinkage was directly proportional to initial body size, but per cent shrinkage was inversely proportional to initial size. Length shrinkage peaked at about 14&#37; and weight shrinkage peaked at about 75&#37;. Weight loss in 95&#37; ethanol was almost twice that in 70&#37; ethanol. The initial length and weight of specimens preserved in 70&#37; or 95&#37; ethanol may be estimated by regression equations provided here. 
