Meristic and morphometric differences in populations of Rivulus marmoratus

Gulf of Mexico Science

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 145-158

  Taylor, D Scott ^a  

^a FLORIDA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FISH; GENETIC VARIATION; MANGROVE; MERISTICS; MORPHOMETRY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF MEXICO;

RIVULUS MARMORATUS;

EID: 1642362532     PISSN: 1087688X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18785/goms.2102.01     Document Type: Article

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