Body morphometrics, swimming diversity and niche in demersal sharks: a comparative case study from the Mediterranean Sea

Seven demersal shark species belonging to six families, obtained from the southern Mediterranean Sea, were selected as representative of different putative swimming modes, inhabited depths and trophic levels. Caudal fin morphometrics (caudal fin span, area and aspect ratio), hepatosomatic index and...

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Main Authors: Umberto Scacco, Gabriele La Mesa, Marino Vacchi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas 2010-03-01
Series:Scientia Marina
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Online Access:http://scientiamarina.revistas.csic.es/index.php/scientiamarina/article/view/1128