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Describing body shapes of the white goby, Glossogobius giuris of Lake Buluan in Mindanao, Philippines using landmark-based geometric morphometric analysis

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Author Affiliations

  • 1Notre Dame of Marbel University, Koronadal City, South Cotabato, PHILIPPINES
  • 2Department of Biological Sciences, College of Science and Mathematics, MSU-Iligan Institute of Technology, Iligan City, PHILIPPINES

Int. Res. J. Biological Sci., Volume 1, Issue (7), Pages 33-37, November,10 (2012)

Abstract

In this study, landmark-based geometric morphometrics was used to determine morphological variation in body shapes of the white goby, Glossogobius giuris (Hamilton and Buchanan, 1822), an economically important fish species of Lake Buluan in Mindanao. A total of 60 images for both male and female were digitized and subjected for geometric morphometric analysis. Several dimorphic traits were revealed by relative warp analysis. These are deeper-bodies resulting to stout body outline in females relative to the more slender body outline of the male population. Females also exhibit greater degree of body curvature. Males however have longer gape length and caudal peduncle and larger pectoral and anal fin bases. MANOVA further revealed significant body shape differences between sexes.

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