Discriminant analysis as a tool to identify catfish (Ariidae) species of the excavated archaeological otoliths

Environmental Biology of Fishes

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 287-299

  Chen, Weizhong ^a   Al Husaini, Mohsen ^a   Beech, Mark ^b   Al Enezi, Khlood ^c   Rajab, Sara ^a   Husain, Hanan ^a  

^a KUWAIT INSTITUTE FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH   (Kuwait)

^b Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage   (United Arab Emirates)

^c National Council for Culture Arts and Letters   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Catfish; Discriminant analysis; Otolith; Species identification

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; IDENTIFICATION KEY; LENGTH-WEIGHT RELATIONSHIP; OTOLITH; TELEOST;

KUWAIT [MIDDLE EAST]; KUWAIT BAY;

ARIIDAE; NETUMA; THALASSINA;

EID: 79952043774     PISSN: 03781909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10641-010-9742-6     Document Type: Article

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