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APPLICATION OF MAHALANOBIS DISTANCE FUNCTION FOR THE MORPHOMETRIC SEPARATION OF SPOTTED FLOUNDER (CITHARUS LINGUATULA LINNAEUS, 1758) STOCKS IN THE GULF OF MERSIN

In: Israel Journal of Ecology and Evolution
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DURSUN AVSAR Institute of Marine Sciences , Middle East Technical University

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Stock differentiation studies were carried out applying the Generalized Distance of Mahalanobis (D2) for spotted flounder (Citharus linguatula) collected from four different localities in Mersin Bay. The relative evaluation of D2 values obtained from the spotted flounder samples indicated that great separation exists between the adjacent stocks of Tuzla-Goksu, Tirtar, and Seyhan. A calculated D2 value of 2.571 between Seyhan and Goksu stocks demonstrated strict separation, while Tuzla and Goksu samples showed weak similarity. The cluster analysis also indicated a high degree of heterogeneity between the samples from the sampling stations, while similarity was observed between the stocks of Tuzla and Goksu characterized by three horizontal nodes.

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