Variation in vertebral number in galaxiid fishes (Teleostei: Galaxiidae): A legacy of life history, latitude and length

Environmental Biology of Fishes

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 361-381

  McDowall, Robert M ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Diadromy; Meristic variation; Size; Temperature

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; BONE; DIADROMY; LATITUDE; LIFE HISTORY; TELEOST;

GALAXIIDAE; PISCES; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 0038509025     PISSN: 03781909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023902922843     Document Type: Article

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