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Meristics

Meristics is an area of zoology and botany which relates to counting quantitative features of animals and plants, such as the number of fins or scales in fish. A meristic (countable trait) can be used to describe a particular species, or used to identify an unknown species. Meristic traits are often described in a shorthand notation called a meristic…

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Meristic formula

Bony fishFinsFloral formulaDusky spinefootDorsal fin
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ZoologyBotanyFishSpeciesMyomeres
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PreservedIchthyologists
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Body cavityUrostyle
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Gill raker counts

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Meristics

Nodes33
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Triples17
Avg. degree1.94
Density0.060606
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Meristics → Academic Press, Applications, Cadrin, Chase, Eds, Fish, Fishery Science, In, ISBN, July, Kerr, Lisa, Practical, Stefano Mariani, Steven, Stock Identification Methods
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Meristics → area of zoology and botany which relates to counting quantitative features of animals and plants

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meristic fish used counts species populations formula analysis fins vertebrae gill may counting number traits fin rays scales countable characters

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Meristicsis aarea of zoology and botany which relates to counting quantitative features of animals and plants0.90text
Meristicsrelated to External linksChase0.60section
Meristicsrelated to External linksIn0.60section
Meristicsrelated to External linksSteven0.60section
Meristicsrelated to External linksCadrin0.60section
Meristicsrelated to External linksLisa0.60section
Meristicsrelated to External linksKerr0.60section
Meristicsrelated to External linksStefano Mariani0.60section
Meristicsrelated to External linksEds0.60section
Meristicsrelated to External linksStock Identification Methods0.60section
Meristicsrelated to External linksApplications0.60section
Meristicsrelated to External linksFishery Science0.60section

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