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Analysis of the average numbers of vertebrae in 21 year-classes of Atlantic cod, Gadus morhua L., produced on Flemish Cap during 1940-66, indicated min imal variation in vertebral averages among year-classes. Although variances of the vertebral frequencies for these year-classes were found to be het...

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Main Authors: W. H. Lear, R. Wells, W. Templeman
Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
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http://journal.nafo.int/j02/lear.pdf
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Summary:Analysis of the average numbers of vertebrae in 21 year-classes of Atlantic cod, Gadus morhua L., produced on Flemish Cap during 1940-66, indicated min imal variation in vertebral averages among year-classes. Although variances of the vertebral frequencies for these year-classes were found to be heterogeneous and their means significantly different, the variances of 17 vertebral frequencies were homogeneous and their means, ranging from 54.37 to 54.78, did not differ significantly. It was concluded that the factors responsible for determining the vertebral numbers in cod on Flemish Cap are not subject to great variation.