Comparative morphometrics of two populations of Mugil curema (Pisces: Mugilidae) on the Atlantic and Mexican Pacific coasts

Scientia Marina

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 139-145

  Ibáñez Aguirre, Ana Laura ^a,b   Cabral Solís, Esther ^c   Gallardo Cabello, Manuel ^d   Espino Barr, Elaine ^c  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE QUÍMICA   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

^c INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PEDIATRÍA   (Mexico)

^d UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Fish; Gulf of Mexico; Mexican Pacific; Morphometry; Mugil curema; Mullets; Relative growth

Indexed keywords

DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; FISH; MORPHOMETRY; POPULATION ECOLOGY; POPULATION GROWTH;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF MEXICO; PACIFIC OCEAN;

MUGIL CUREMA; MUGILIDAE; PISCES;

EID: 33646546004     PISSN: 02148358     EISSN: 02148358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3989/scimar.2006.70n1139     Document Type: Article

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