Comparative morphology of two sympatric Pareledone species from South Georgia

• Published in: Antarctic Science
• Main Authors: Daly, Heather I., Rodhouse, Paul G.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1994
• Subjects: Geology; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Oceanography; The Beak; Antarctic Science
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0954102094000258; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0954102094000258

Morphometric data were collected for 410 specimens of Pareledone turqueti and P. polymorpha caught around South Georgia. The two species differ in beak morphology and in the male hectocotylus. The species have similar appearances although there is a small but significant difference in the mantle len...