Is formalin fixation and ethanol preservation able to influence in geometric morphometric analysis? Fishes as a case study

Zoomorphology

Volumn 132, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 87-93

  Martinez, Pablo A ^a   Berbel Filho, Waldir M ^a   Jacobina, Uedson P ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO NORTE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Discriminant Analysis; Fishes; Fixation; Preservation; Principal Component Analysis; Procrustes ANOVA

Indexed keywords

EUCINOSTOMUS ARGENTEUS; PISCES; POMADASYS; POMADASYS CORVINAEFORMIS;

EID: 84874020520     PISSN: 0720213X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00435-012-0176-x     Document Type: Article

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