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Determining the sex of Antarctic krill Euphausia superba using carapace measurements

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A discriminant function using simple carapace measurements corretly determined the sex of 87% of male and 89% of female Antarctic krill Euphausia superba. This facilitated the use of sex-specific regression models which increased the accuracy of total length estimates.

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  1. British Antarctic Survey, Natural Environment Research Council, High Cross, Madingley Road, Cambridge CB3 OET, UK Fax: (44) 1223 362616; e-mail: k.reid@bas.ac.uk, , , , , , GB

    Keith Reid & Jonathon Measures

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Received: 5 May 1997 / Accepted: 30 August 1997

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Reid, K., Measures, J. Determining the sex of Antarctic krill Euphausia superba using carapace measurements. Polar Biol 19, 145–147 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/s003000050226

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