2013 · 28 citations · 30 references
Life SciencesBiologyZoologyComparative AnatomyComparative Reproductive BiologyInvertebrate ZoologyComparative MorphologyFunctional MorphologySex EstimationSexual DimorphismAbdominal MorphometricsCrustacean MorphologyCrustacean MorphometricsGeometric MorphometricsMorphometric AnalysisMorphometric IndicesMorphometric VariationTraditional Morphometrics
Sexual dimorphism is a dominant condition between species of crustaceans. Although sometimes the morphological discrimination may be shown conspicuous, in others it can only be accessed through statistics analyses based on comparative morphometric techniques. In particular, the geometric morphometrics (GM) have incremented the power of discrimination between the sexes, by identifying minimal morphological differences in body structures unnoticed by traditional morphometrics. With objective to identify the level of sexual dimorphism between males and females breeding of Litopenaeus vannamei, GM analyzes were performed. The females showed greater robustness in the cephalothorax, besides a greater width in the second abdominal segment compared to males. The sexual dimorphism here observed is probably linked to functional aspects of reproduction of this species and contributes to new morphometric information of L. vannamei individuals in adult phase. geometrica. Dimorfismo sexual e uma condicao dominante entre especies de crustaceos. Embora algumas vezes a discriminacao morfologica possa se mostrar conspicua, em outras somente pode ser acessada atraves de estatisticas baseadas em tecnicas morfometricas comparativas. Em particular, a morfometria geometrica (GM) tem incrementado o poder de discriminacao entre os sexos, pela identificacao de diferencas morfologicas minimas, em estruturas corporais, nao percebidas atraves de morfometria tradicional. Objetivando identificar o nivel de dimorfismo sexual entre machos e femeas reprodutores da especie Litopenaeus vannamei foram empregadas analises atraves de MG (morfometria geometrica). As femeas demonstraram uma maior robustez no cefalotorax, alem de uma maior largura no segundo segmento abdominal em comparacao com os machos. O dimorfismo sexual observado revela-se atrelado a aspectos funcionais da reproducao da especie e contribui com novas informacoes morfometricas da sua fase adulta.
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An holistic approach to fish stock identification
Gavin A. Begg, John R. Waldman · Fisheries Research · 1999 · 544 citations