Replicated shape variation between simple and complex habitats in two estuarine fishes

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 147-158

  Ruehl, Clifton B ^a   Shervette, Virginia ^b   Dewitt, Thomas J ^c  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecomorphology; Ecophenotypy; Geometric morphometrics; Gulf of Mexico; Pinfish; Shared and unique divergence; Spot

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BENTHOS; BODY SHAPE; ECOMORPHOLOGY; ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM; FROG; MICROHABITAT; PERCID; SEAGRASS;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF MEXICO;

LAGODON; LAGODON RHOMBOIDES; LEIOSTOMUS XANTHURUS; PISCES; SCIAENIDAE; SPARIDAE;

EID: 79954587392     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: 10958312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2011.01626.x     Document Type: Article

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