Negative growth during metamorphosis and the regression of taxonomic variates upon size in fishes. American Museum novitates ; no. 2019

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dc.contributor.authorParr, Albert Eide, 1900-en_US
dc.date.accessioned2005-10-06T17:06:08Z
dc.date.available2005-10-06T17:06:08Z
dc.date.issued1960en_US
dc.description13 p. ; ill. ; 24 cm.en_US
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (p. 13).en_US
dc.description.abstract"The problem of describing allometric growth during metamorphosis involving periods of shrinkage in over-all size is examined on the basis of measurements of three species of Vinciguerria published by Ahlstrom and Counts. The opinion of these authors that it is not at the present time practical to seek the ideal solution of a single equation before the entire cause of ontogenetic changes is confirmed. But it is shown that the superior resolving power of the ratio-on-size method of analysis will give a much clearer picture of the morphological changes taking place also during period of negative growth than does the size-on-size presentation. Examples are given to show how the ratio-on-size method clearly reveals inconsistencies between data and descriptions that easily develop in a concealed or inconspicuous manner by the use of the size-on-size approach. Rectilinear size-on-size regressions are in most cases incompatible with the import of the data on allometric growth in fishes"--P. 12.en_US
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2246/3547
dc.languageengen_US
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherNew York, N.Y. : American Museum of Natural Historyen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesAmerican Museum novitates ; no. 2019en_US
dc.subject.lccQL1 .A436 no.2019, 1960en_US
dc.subject.lcshVinciguerria lucetia -- Growth.en_US
dc.subject.lcshVinciguerria lucetia -- Development.en_US
dc.subject.lcshFishes -- Growth -- Statistical methods.en_US
dc.subject.lcshFishes -- Development -- Statistical methods.en_US
dc.subject.lcshAllometry.en_US
dc.subject.lcshAhlstrom, Elbert Halvor.en_US
dc.subject.lcshCounts, Robert Caroll.en_US
dc.titleNegative growth during metamorphosis and the regression of taxonomic variates upon size in fishes. American Museum novitates ; no. 2019en_US
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