Plasticity in the shape and growth pattern of asteriscus otolith of black prochilodus Prochilodus nigricans (Teleostei: Characiformes: Prochilodontidae) freshwater Neotropical migratory fish

ABSTRACT Using morphometric measurements and wavelets functions, the asterisci otoliths of curimatã, Prochilodus nigricans were analysed to identify the variation in shape and growth increment of individuals from Solimões, Japurá and Negro rivers of the Amazon basin, Brazil. The morphometric and mor...

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Main Authors: Rosa Maria Rodrigues da Costa, Nidia Noemí Fabré, Sidinéia Aparecida Amadio, Víctor Manuel Tuset
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Ictiologia 2018-12-01
Series:Neotropical Ichthyology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-62252018000400215&lng=en&tlng=en