Morphometric minefields - Towards a measurement standard for chondrichthyan fishes

Environmental Biology of Fishes

Volumn 77, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 407-421

  Francis, Malcolm P ^a  

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

Author keywords

Chimaeras; Chondrichthyans; Measurement; Rays; Sharks; Skates

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; FISH; MEASUREMENT METHOD; MORPHOMETRY; SHARK; STANDARDIZATION;

AMBLYRAJA GEORGIANA; AMBLYRAJA RADIATA; BATOIDEA; CALLORHINCHUS; CHIMAERIFORMES; CHONDRICHTHYES; ISURUS; ISURUS OXYRINCHUS; LAMNA NASUS; MYLIOBATOIDEI; PISCES; PRIONACE GLAUCA; TORPEDO CALIFORNICA;

EID: 33751249618     PISSN: 03781909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10641-006-9109-1     Document Type: Review

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