Sexual dimorphism in the head, mouth, and body morphology of the smallspotted catshark, Scyliorhinus canicula (Linnaeus, 1758) (Chondrichthyes: Scyliorhinidae) from Turkey

Acta Adriatica

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 37-47

  Filiz, Halit ^a   Taşkavak, Ertan ^a  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Elasmobranchii; Meristic; Nanism; Scyliorhinus canicula; Sexual dimorphism

Indexed keywords

MERISTICS; MORPHOLOGY; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; SHARK;

EURASIA; TURKEY;

CHONDRICHTHYES; SCYLIORHINIDAE; SCYLIORHINUS CANICULA;

EID: 33748127925     PISSN: 00015113     EISSN: 00015113     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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