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Research Article

Tooth Shape Differences Analyzed by Biometric and Morphometric Approaches: A Case Study on Two Morphologically Very Similar Lacustrine Cichlid Species

K. Wautier Department of Biology, Ghent University, K.-L. Ledeganckstraat 35, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
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A. Huysseune Department of Biology, Ghent University, K.-L. Ledeganckstraat 35, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
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E. Verheyen KBIN-IRSNB, Vautierstraat 29, 1000 Brussels, Belgium
Pages 103-108 | Published online: 06 Aug 2009

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