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Comparison of the diameter of the frontal knobs in Artemia urmiana Günther, 1899 (Anostraca)

Comparison of the diameter of the frontal knobs in Artemia urmiana Günther, 1899 (Anostraca) COMPARISON OF THE DIAMETER OF THE FRONTAL KNOBS IN ARTEMIA URMIANA GÜNTHER, 1899 (ANOSTRACA) BY PATRICIO DE LOS RÍOS 1 ) and ALIREZA ASEM 2,3,4 ) 1 ) Environmental Sciences School, Natural Resources Faculty, Catholic University of Temuco, Casilla 15-D, Temuco, Chile 2 ) Protectors of Urmia Lake National Park Society (NGO), Urmia, Iran 3 ) Iranian Artemia Research Center (I.A.R.C.), Gholmankhaneh Port, Urmia, Iran ABSTRACT In four samples of Artemia urmiana Günther, 1899 from Urmia Lake, Iran, the following parameters were compared: the diameter of the frontal knobs (right and left), and the respective ratios of that diameter with total body length and head width. The results do not denote significant differences in frontal knob diameter that would agree with similar results observed in frontal knob diameter in populations of A. franciscana Kellogg, 1906 and A. persimilis Piccinelli & Prosdocimi, 1968. However, we report differences in the other parameters studied for each of the populations studied, that could be explained by the environmental heterogeneity of the studied site. Ecological, biogeographical, and systematic issues related with the results are discussed. RESUMEN Para cuatro poblaciones de Artemia urmiana Günther, 1899 del lago Urmia, Irán, se compararon los siguientes parámetros: http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Crustaceana Brill

Comparison of the diameter of the frontal knobs in Artemia urmiana Günther, 1899 (Anostraca)

Crustaceana , Volume 81 (11): 1281 – Jan 1, 2008

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© 2008 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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0011-216x
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10.1163/156854008X361058
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Abstract

COMPARISON OF THE DIAMETER OF THE FRONTAL KNOBS IN ARTEMIA URMIANA GÜNTHER, 1899 (ANOSTRACA) BY PATRICIO DE LOS RÍOS 1 ) and ALIREZA ASEM 2,3,4 ) 1 ) Environmental Sciences School, Natural Resources Faculty, Catholic University of Temuco, Casilla 15-D, Temuco, Chile 2 ) Protectors of Urmia Lake National Park Society (NGO), Urmia, Iran 3 ) Iranian Artemia Research Center (I.A.R.C.), Gholmankhaneh Port, Urmia, Iran ABSTRACT In four samples of Artemia urmiana Günther, 1899 from Urmia Lake, Iran, the following parameters were compared: the diameter of the frontal knobs (right and left), and the respective ratios of that diameter with total body length and head width. The results do not denote significant differences in frontal knob diameter that would agree with similar results observed in frontal knob diameter in populations of A. franciscana Kellogg, 1906 and A. persimilis Piccinelli & Prosdocimi, 1968. However, we report differences in the other parameters studied for each of the populations studied, that could be explained by the environmental heterogeneity of the studied site. Ecological, biogeographical, and systematic issues related with the results are discussed. RESUMEN Para cuatro poblaciones de Artemia urmiana Günther, 1899 del lago Urmia, Irán, se compararon los siguientes parámetros:

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