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Morphological analysis of the pharyngeal jaws in two populations of Lebias fasciata Valenciennes, 1821 (Teleostei: Cyprinodontidae).
Journal of morphology - 1 Aug 1999
Tigano C, Ferrito V, Nicosia R
Abstract excerpt
The study of the pharyngeal jaws in two geographically isolated Italian populations of Lebias fasciata indicated the presence of two phenotypes: the Adriatic phenotype with a large ceratobranchial V and upper and lower pharyngeal jaws bearing few large teeth and the Sicilian phenotype with a smaller ceratobranchial V and pharyngeal jaws with smaller and more numerous teeth. The morphological variations of...
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