Interspecific variation of body shape and sexual dimorphism in three coexisting species of the genus petrotilapia (Teleostei: Cichlidae) from Lake Malawi

Ichthyological Research

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 195-201

  Kassam, Daud ^a   Mizoiri, Shinji ^b   Yamaoka, Kosaku ^a  

^a KOCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NONE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Coexistence; Epilithic algal feeder; Geometric morphometrics; Sexual dimorphism; Thin plate spline

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; CICHLIDAE; PETROTILAPIA; PETROTILAPIA SP.; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 5444245100     PISSN: 13418998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10228-004-0215-9     Document Type: Article

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