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Dimorphism in the dorsal fin shape of immature ayu,plecoglossus altivelis, through a status-dependent secondary change

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  1. National Research Institute of Fisheries Science, Ueda Station, Komaki 1088, Ueda, 386-0031, Nagano, Japan

    Kei'ichiroh Iguchi

  2. Kansai Research Center, Forestry and Forestry Products Research Institute, Momoyama, Fushimi, 612-0855, Kyoto, Japan

    Teruaki Hino

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Iguchi, K., Hino, T. Dimorphism in the dorsal fin shape of immature ayu,plecoglossus altivelis, through a status-dependent secondary change. Ichthyological Research 46, 209–211 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02675441

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