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<journal-id>1870-3453</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista mexicana de biodiversidad]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev. Mex. Biodiv.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1870-3453</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Instituto de Biología]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S1870-34532021000100323</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.22201/ib.20078706e.2021.92.3552</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Variación morfométrica en cráneos del delfín manchado del Atlántico (Stenella frontalis) de Venezuela]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Morphometric variation in skulls of the Atlantic spotted dolphin (Stenella frontalis) from Venezuela]]></article-title>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Cañizales]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Israel]]></given-names>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Central de Venezuela Facultad de Ciencias Instituto de Zoología y Ecología Tropical]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Caracas ]]></addr-line>
<country>Venezuela</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2021</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2021</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>92</volume>
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<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1870-34532021000100323&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1870-34532021000100323&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1870-34532021000100323&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen El delfín manchado del Atlántico, Stenella frontalis (Cuvier, 1829), es una especie común en Venezuela. El presente estudio pretende determinar el grado de variación de las características craneanas de individuos de S. frontalis y mostrar la existencia de diferenciación geográfica o separación taxonómica de los grupos. Para distinguir los grupos morfológicos y la variación de estos se usaron pruebas univariadas y multivariadas de 14 medidas craneanas de 20 especímenes previamente caracterizados morfométricamente. El 78.57% de las variables de S. frontalis (occidente) presentan valores medios inferiores a los de S. frontalis (oriente). La variable con mayor porcentaje de variación entre grupos fue el ancho del cráneo a nivel del parietal (ACP) = 28%. Los coeficientes de variación revelaron diferencias significativas (p &lt; 0.05) entre S. frontalis (occidente) y S. frontalis (oriente). El análisis de componentes principales y el análisis de conglomerados (UPGMA) mostraron división entre grupos. Estos resultados apoyan el reconocimiento de 2 grupos morfológicos distintos. Sin embargo, los índices facial y cefálico utilizados para diferenciar las unidades taxonómicas no mostraron diferencias significativas (Kruskal-Wallis, H = 2.316; p = 0.128, H = 1.576; p = 0.209). Además, los diagramas de cajas y bigotes preparados con los índices facial, cefálico y craneal útiles para ilustrar la &#8220;regla del 75%&#8221; tampoco muestran diferenciación entre el occidente y oriente para S. frontalis.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract The Atlantic spotted dolphin, Stenella frontalis (Cuvier, 1829), is a common species in Venezuela. The present study aims to determine the degree of variation in the cranial characteristics of individuals of S. frontalis and to show the existence of geographical differentiation or taxonomic separation of the groups. Univariate and multivariate tests of 14 skull measurements from 20 previously morphometrically characterized specimens were used to distinguish morphological groups and their variation. Roughly 78% of the variables of S. frontalis (west) showed mean values lower than those of S. frontalis (east). The variable with the highest percentage of variation between groups was the parietal width ACP = 28%. Coefficients of variation revealed significant differences (p &lt; 0.05) between S. frontalis (west) and S. frontalis (east). Principal component analysis and cluster analysis (UPGMA) showed division between groups. These results support the recognition of two distinct morphological groups. However, the facial and cephalic indices used to differentiate the taxonomic units did not show significant differences (Kruskal-Wallis, H = 2.316; p=0.128, H = 1.576; p = 0.209); furthermore, box and whiskers diagrams on the facial, cephalic and cranial indexes commonly useful to illustrate the &#8220;75% rule&#8221; showed no differentiation between the West and East groups of S. frontalis.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Análisis Multivariado]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Diferenciación]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Morfometría]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Stenella frontalis]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Venezuela]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Multivariate Analysis]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Differentiation]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Morphometry]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Stenella frontalis]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Venezuela]]></kwd>
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