Fractal analysis of structural differences of otolith microrelief in closely related and distant Baikal ichthyotaxa

Abstract

Fractal analysis helped find differences in species in the organisation of fish otolith crystalline surfaces in 2 closely relatedand 2 distant species. To determine regularities of this organisation, we used the microcanonical method of multifractal spectra. It wasrevealed that the differences of multifractal spectra were more significant for longer distances of taxonomic divergence.