Comparing efficiency of traditional and geometric morphometics in distinguishing populations of Alburnus doriae in the central and western basins of Iran

The present study aimed to compare traditional and geometric morphometrics to distinguish populations of Alburnus doriae in some Iranian basins. 132 specimens were collected and photographed. To remove effects of size, the general procrustes analysis was performed. Multivariate analysis of variance and procrustes analysis of variance were performed for traditional and geometric analyses. Both methods detected significant differences among the populations. The McNemar test indicated that these methods discriminated populations similarly.