2018•Journal of Fish BiologyRequires access
Ontogenetic allometry conservatism across five teleost orders
Kathleen Mahra da Silva Alcântara Castro, Maiara P. do Santos, Marcelo Fulgêncio Guedes de Brito, Claudio J. Bidau, Pablo Ariel Martínez
Open publisher page 4 citations
Abstract
Geometric morphometrics were used to analyse ontogenetic trajectories in representatives of the Characiformes, Cichliformes, Cyprinodontiformes, Siluriformes, and Tetraodontiformes. It was not possible to differentiate any allometric growth patterns across groups, indicating that a phylogenetically conserved developmental pattern is widespread throughout Teleostei.