Estimates of size for the large octopus Macroctopus maorum from measures of beaks in prey remains

New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 635-642

  Lalas, Chris ^a  

^a NONE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Allometric equations; Beak measures; Morphometrics; New Zealand; Octopus maorum; Pinnoctopus cordiformis

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRY; BODY SIZE; DIET; MOLLUSC; MORPHOMETRY; PINNIPED; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STOMACH CONTENT;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND;

DIOMEDEIDAE; ENTEROCTOPUS; OCTOPODA; OCTOPUS; OCTOPUS CORDIFORMIS; OCTOPUS MAORUM; OCTOPUS VULGARIS;

EID: 70350148707     PISSN: 00288330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288330909510029     Document Type: Article

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