title: Scaleprinting: individual identification based on scale patterns.
abstract: A non-intrusive method for individual identification of Iberian cyprinid complex Squalius alburnoides is presented, with possible application to other fish complexes and species. The proposed methodology is based on scale patterns that vary greatly between individuals.
authors.affiliation: Universidade de Lisboa, Faculdade de Ciências, Centro de Biologia Ambiental, Lisboa, Portugal. miguelfmsantos@gmail.com
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Morgado-Santos
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Matos
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Vicente
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Collares-Pereira
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003530:Cyprinidae / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000235:genetics; D011003:Ploidies; D011174:Portugal