A single maturity classification key for five common Mediterranean chaetognath species

Authors
Kehayias, G Koutsikopoulos, C Fragopoulu, N Lykakis, J
Citation
G. Kehayias et al., A single maturity classification key for five common Mediterranean chaetognath species, J MARINE BI, 79(6), 1999, pp. 1137-1138
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Aquatic Sciences
Journal title
JOURNAL OF THE MARINE BIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED KINGDOM
ISSN journal
00253154 → ACNP
Volume
79
Issue
6
Year of publication
1999
Pages
1137 - 1138
Database
ISI
SICI code
0025-3154(199912)79:6<1137:ASMCKF>2.0.ZU;2-K
Abstract
A single maturity classification key applied to five common chaetognath spe cies of the eastern Mediterranean is presented. The efficiency of the key w as tested using biometrical data: body length (BL), ovary length (OL) and s eminal vesicle width (SVW). For each species the key proved easy to use and efficient in the distinction of the maturity stages providing a satisfacto ry size separation between them.