Landmark-based morphometric analysis in selected species of serranid fishes (Perciformes: Teleostei)

Zoological Studies

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 287-294

  Cavalcanti, Mauro José ^a   Monteiro, Leandro Rabello ^b   Lopes, Paulo Roberto Duarte ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDADE SANTA ÚRSULA   (Brazil)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^c DEPARTAMENTO DE CIÊNCIAS BIOLÓGICAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Geometric morphometrics; Multivariate analysis; Partial warp scores; Serranidae; Truss networks

Indexed keywords

DIPLECTRUM FORMOSUM; DIPLECTRUM RADIALE; DULES AURIGA; EPINEPHELINAE; EPINEPHELUS MARGINATUS; MYCTEROPERCA ACUTIROSTRIS; MYCTEROPERCA BONACI; PERCIFORMES; PISCES; SERRANIDAE; SERRANINAE; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 0033164188     PISSN: 10215506     EISSN: 1810522X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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