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Pre-print Volume –Posters<br />

Topic 4: THE ELASMOBRANCHS<br />

Tab. 1 - Morphometric and reproductive data for males and females of Raja brachyura.<br />

Dati morfometrici e riproduttivi per maschi e femmine di Raja brachyura.<br />

MALES FEMALES<br />

DW and TL<br />

DW=0.7406*TL-21.847 (R<br />

relationship<br />

2 = DW and TL relationship DW=0.7332*TL-16.372 (R<br />

0.98)<br />

2 =<br />

0.99)<br />

Smallest mature male 845 mm TL Smallest mature female 925 mm TL (with egg cases)<br />

Largest immature male 710 mm TL Largest immature<br />

female<br />

755 mm TL<br />

TW and TL relationship TW=6*10 -7 *TL 3.3622 (R 2 = 0.98) TW and TL relationship TW=5*10 -7 *TL 3.3962 (R 2 = 0.97)<br />

The overall SR (males: females) was 1.06:1, not significantly different from the<br />

expected sex ratio of 1: 1 (χ 2 =0.09; P

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