Geometric morphometric analysis of fish scales for identifying genera, species, and local populations within the Mugilidae

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 64, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1091-1100

  Ibañez, Ana L ^a,c   Cowx, Ian G ^a   O'Higgins, Paul ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^c DEPARTAMENTO DE QUÍMICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MORPHOMETRY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PERCIFORM; POPULATION TYPE; TAXONOMY;

AEGEAN SEA; ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF MEXICO; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

MUGIL CEPHALUS; MUGIL CUREMA; MUGILIDAE;

EID: 35549009830     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/F07-075     Document Type: Article

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