Morphometric correlations and body mass regressions for Armandia maculata, Aglaophamus macroura (Polychaeta), and Zethalia zelandica (Gastropoda)

New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 85-91

  Paavo, Brian ^a   Ziegelmeyer, Agnès ^b   Lavric, Erika ^b   Probert, P Keith ^c  

^a Benthic Science Limited   (New Zealand)

^b LIMAIR   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Ash free; Automated processing; Biomass; Dry weight; Image analysis

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; BIOINDICATOR; BIOMASS; BODY MASS; DREDGE SPOIL; GASTROPOD; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MEASUREMENT METHOD; MORPHOMETRY; POLYCHAETE; WASTE DISPOSAL;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND;

AGLAOPHAMUS; ARMANDIA MACULATA; GASTROPODA; POLYCHAETA;

EID: 42949137974     PISSN: 00288330     EISSN: 11758805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288330809509938     Document Type: Article

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