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Polychromatism and polymorphism in Breviraja spinosa (Elasmobranchii, Rajiformes), withdescription of three new species
| Title: | Polychromatism and polymorphism in Breviraja spinosa (Elasmobranchii, Rajiformes), withdescription of three new species. |
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| Name(s): |
McEachran, J. D. Matheson, Richard E. Jr. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute |
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| Type of Resource: | text | |
| Genre: | Article | |
| Date Issued: | 1985 | |
| Publisher: | American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. | |
| Place of Publication: | New York | |
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| Extent: | 19 p. | |
| Language(s): | English | |
| Identifier: | FA00007109 (IID) | |
| Note(s): |
Preliminary examination re vealed that the highly variable species, Breviraja
spinosa, consists of four distinct color morphs. Principal components analyses
based on morphometric characters, univariate analyses of meristic characters
and morphology of neurocrania, scapulocoracoids and claspers distinguished
among all of the color morphs and, thus, supported the hypothesis that each
represents a distinct species and that these are distinct from the only other
congener, B. colesi. Florida Atlantic University. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute contribution 429 This manuscript is an author version with the final publication available and may be cited as: McEachran, J. D. & Matheson, Jr. R. E. (1985). Polychromatism and polymorphism in Breviraja spinosa (Elasmobranchii, Rajiformes), with description of three new species. Copeia, 4, 1035-1052. |
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| Subject(s): |
Polychrome Polymorphism (Zoology) Elasmobranchii Rajiformes Species |
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| Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00007109 | |
| Host Institution: | FAU |
