Sexual dimorphism and allometry of external morphology in Oreochromis mossambicus

Sexual dimorphism in growth of conventional morphometric characters was investigated in juveniles and young adults (size range: 31 to 91 mm) of Oreochromis mossambicus. A closely associated set of traits was identified that shows sexually dimorphic growth, which was positively allometric in the male...

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Main Author: Oliveira, Rui Filipe (author)
Other Authors: Almada, Vítor Carvalho (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.12/1337
Country:Portugal
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