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Bimodality in head shape in European eel (Anguilla Anguilla)

(2011) JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY. 285(3). p.230-238
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The existence of two morphotypes, broadheaded and narrowheaded, in European eels Anguilla anguilla is common knowledge among fishermen and eel biologists in Europe. To test whether European eels really are dimorphic in head shape, a total of 277 specimens from two locations in Belgium (Scheldt-Lippenbroek and Lake Weerde), in combination with a larger data set of 725 eels from river systems across Flanders (the northern part of Belgium) were examined. Our biometric data support the hypothesis that a head shape variation in 'Belgian' European eel is best described as having a bimodal distribution. Literature data suggest that this may be the result of phenotypic plasticity related to trophic segregation between morphs.
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head shape, phenotypic plasticity, dimorphism, Anguilliformes, ANGUILLA-ANGUILLA, PLASTICITY, EVOLUTION, GROWTH

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Ide, Celine, et al. “Bimodality in Head Shape in European Eel (Anguilla Anguilla).” JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY, vol. 285, no. 3, 2011, pp. 230–38, doi:10.1111/j.1469-7998.2011.00834.x.
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Ide, C., De Schepper, N., Christiaens, J., Van Liefferinge, C., Herrel, A., Goemans, G., … Adriaens, D. (2011). Bimodality in head shape in European eel (Anguilla Anguilla). JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY, 285(3), 230–238. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7998.2011.00834.x
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Ide, Celine, Natalie De Schepper, Joachim Christiaens, C Van Liefferinge, Anthony Herrel, G Goemans, P Meire, C Belpaire, C Geeraerts, and Dominique Adriaens. 2011. “Bimodality in Head Shape in European Eel (Anguilla Anguilla).” JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY 285 (3): 230–38. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7998.2011.00834.x.
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Ide, Celine, Natalie De Schepper, Joachim Christiaens, C Van Liefferinge, Anthony Herrel, G Goemans, P Meire, C Belpaire, C Geeraerts, and Dominique Adriaens. 2011. “Bimodality in Head Shape in European Eel (Anguilla Anguilla).” JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY 285 (3): 230–238. doi:10.1111/j.1469-7998.2011.00834.x.
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Ide C, De Schepper N, Christiaens J, Van Liefferinge C, Herrel A, Goemans G, et al. Bimodality in head shape in European eel (Anguilla Anguilla). JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY. 2011;285(3):230–8.
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C. Ide et al., “Bimodality in head shape in European eel (Anguilla Anguilla),” JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY, vol. 285, no. 3, pp. 230–238, 2011.
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  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{3}},
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  title        = {{Bimodality in head shape in European eel (Anguilla Anguilla)}},
  url          = {{http://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7998.2011.00834.x}},
  volume       = {{285}},
  year         = {{2011}},
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