Bimodality in head shape in European eel

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 285, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 230-238

  Ide, C ^a   De Schepper, N ^a   Christiaens, J ^a   Van Liefferinge, C ^b,c   Herrel, A ^d   Goemans, G ^e   Meire, P ^b   Belpaire, C ^e   Geeraerts, C ^e   Adriaens, D ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^c Agency of Nature and Forest   (Belgium)

^d MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^e RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR NATURE AND FOREST INBO   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Anguilliformes; Dimorphism; Head shape; Phenotypic plasticity

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE RADIATION; BIOMETRY; DATA SET; EEL; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; MORPHOTYPE; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM;

BELGIUM;

ANGUILLA ANGUILLA; ANGUILLIFORMES;

EID: 80054720156     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2011.00834.x     Document Type: Article

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