Otolith shape analysis as a tool for population discrimination of the white grunt (Haemulon plumieri) stock in the northern coast of the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico

 

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Autori: Treinen-Crespo, Christina, Villegas-Hernández, Harold, Guillén-Hernández, Sergio, Ruiz-Zárate, Miguel Ángel, González-Salas, Carlos
Natura: artículo original
Status:Versión publicada
Data di pubblicazione:2012
Descrizione:In this study, the population structure of the white grunt (Haemulon plumieri) from the northern coast of the Yucatan Peninsula was determined through an otolith shape analysis based on the samples collected in three locations: Celestún (N 20°49’,W 90°25’), Dzilam (N 21°23’, W 88°54’) and Cancún (N 21°21’,W 86°52’). The otolith outline was based on the elliptic Fourier descriptors, which indicated that the H. plumieri population in the northern coast of the Yucatan Peninsula is composed of three geographically delimited units (Celestún, Dzilam, and Cancún). Significant differences were observed in mean otolith shapes among all samples (PERMANOVA; F2, 99 = 11.20, P = 0.0002), and the subsequent pairwise comparisons showed that all samples were significantly differently from each other. Samples do not belong to a unique white grunt population, and results suggest that they might represent a structured population along the northern coast of the Yucatan Peninsula.
Stato:Portal de Revistas UNA
Istituzione:Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UNA
Lingua:Español
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.www.una.ac.cr:article/4806
Accesso online:https://www.revistas.una.ac.cr/index.php/revmar/article/view/4806
Keyword:Haemulon plumieri
otolith shape
stock
discrimination
forma del otolito
población
discriminación
forma do otólito
população
discriminação.