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Geometric morphometrics reveals sexual and genotypic dimorphisms in the brown trout

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 April 2006

Ghislaine Monet ,
Ayhan Uyanik  and
Alexis Champigneulle
Ghislaine Monet
Affiliation:
Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Centre alpin de recherche sur les réseaux trophiques des écosystèmes limniques, Station d'Hydrobiologie lacustre, BP 511, 74203 Thonon-les-bains Cedex, France
Ayhan Uyanik
Affiliation:
Université de Bretagne-Sud, Département de Mathématiques Informatique et Statistique, Campus de Tohannic BP 573, 56017 Vannes Cedex, France
Alexis Champigneulle
Affiliation:
Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Centre alpin de recherche sur les réseaux trophiques des écosystèmes limniques, Station d'Hydrobiologie lacustre, BP 511, 74203 Thonon-les-bains Cedex, France
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Abstract

The objective is to study different factors of variations in the body shape of trout (Salmo trutta) belonging to the Mediterranean lineage (indigenous trout) or Atlantic lineage (introduced trout), and their hybrids. Using thin plate-spline (TPS) method by pointing landmarks, it made possible to provide a graphical representation of the characteristic conformation of the individuals. The characteristics of form highlighted let appear – that the male trout have a dorsal part more prominent than that of the female trout and a larger head – the existence of a general curvature of the body related to the size of trout, independently of the sex. In addition, characteristics of form provide satisfactory results to distinguish the Mediterranean lineage from the Atlantic lineage. The recognition of hybrid trout is more random because very near to Mediterranean trout. The existence of a sexual dimorphism could be established in spite of the absence of information on the sex. Comparative with the sexual dimorphisms in spawning period reveals morphological transformations during the reproduction, mainly for the males. Independently of the genotypic and sexual dimorphisms, a general curvature of the body related to the size was detected.

Keywords

Geometric morphometricsStatistical shape analysisThin-plate spline (TPS) methodAtlantic trout, Mediterranean trout, Salmo trutta
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Research Article
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Aquatic Living Resources , Volume 19 , Issue 1 , January 2006 , pp. 47 - 57
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© EDP Sciences, IFREMER, IRD, 2006

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