Non-lethal measurement of pectoral fin aspect ratio in coral-reef fishes

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 812-818

  Binning, S A ^a   Fulton, C J ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Labriform; Morphology; Repeated measurements; Swimming

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOMETRY; CORAL REEF; FIN (ORGAN); FISH; HISTOLOGY; METHODOLOGY;

ANIMAL FINS; ANIMALS; BIOMETRY; CORAL REEFS; FISHES;

ANTHOZOA; PISCES;

EID: 80052386809     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2011.03070.x     Document Type: Article

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