Morphometric relationhip in the Chaetognath Sagitta setosa Muller 1847: within population versus between population variability.

Sagitta setosa is a neritic Chaetognath exhibiting a discontinuous geographic distribution. To assess the influence of its discontinuous geographic distribution on morphometric variability between isolated populations, we conducted a biometric study of S. setosa from three different locations: Goteb...

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Authors: Andreu, Pilar, Riera, Tecla
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:1990
Country:España
Institution:Universidad de Barcelona
Repository:Dipòsit Digital de la UB
OAI Identifier:oai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/32442
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/32442
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Quetògnats
Biometria
Chaetognatha
Biometry
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Summary:Sagitta setosa is a neritic Chaetognath exhibiting a discontinuous geographic distribution. To assess the influence of its discontinuous geographic distribution on morphometric variability between isolated populations, we conducted a biometric study of S. setosa from three different locations: Goteborg and Plymouth (North Atlantic) and Barcelona ( Western Mediterranean). Out results do indicate some disparity between the populations that is reflected not in size differences, largely determined by water temperature, but in shape (body proportions).