Morphometric analysis on ecomorphologically equivalent cichlid species from Lakes Malawi and Tanganyika

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 260, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 153-157

  Kassam, Daud D ^a   Adams, Dean C ^b   Hori, Michio ^c   Yamaoka, Kosaku ^a  

^a KOCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ecomorphological equivalence; Epilithic algal feeders; Geometric morphometrics; Petrochromis; Petrotilapia

Indexed keywords

BODY SHAPE; CONVERGENCE; ECOMORPHOLOGY; EVOLUTION; MORPHOMETRY; TELEOST;

AFRICA;

ALGAE; CICHLIDAE; PETROCHROMIS; PETROTILAPIA; TELEOSTEI; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0037703157     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0952836903003571     Document Type: Article

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