Geographic and gender shape differences in the carapace of Liocarcinus depurator (Brachyura: Portunidae) using geometric morphometrics and the influence of a digitizing method

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 269, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 458-465

  Rufino, M M ^a,b,c   Abello P ^a   Yule, A B ^b  

^a INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIES DEL MAR   (Spain)

^b BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c CripSul   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Albor n; Crabs; Geometric morphometrics; Mediterranean; Warp analysis

Indexed keywords

BODY SHAPE; COVARIANCE ANALYSIS; CRAB; DIGITIZATION; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; MORPHOMETRY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ALBORAN SEA; ALICANTE [ALICANTE (PRV)]; ALICANTE [COMUNIDAD VALENCIA]; CATALONIA; COMUNIDAD VALENCIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; MEDITERRANEAN COAST [SPAIN]; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

BRACHYURA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); LIOCARCINUS DEPURATOR; PORTUNIDAE;

EID: 33745896851     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2006.00086.x     Document Type: Article

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