Mise en évidence des relations phénotypiques et phylogénétiques à l'intérieur du genre Thunnus par une analyse multicritère

The study is based on available data of previous descriptive works dealing with the diagnostic characters of genus Thunnus seven species ; multivariable technics analysis are used for classification and ordination in order to examine the validity of specific groups usually admitted by classical technics of taxonomy analysis. Respective values of visceral, squelettic and meristic characters are reviewed. Building of a cladogram (by cladistic analysis) based on the coding of 12 characters with evolutive processes meaning leads to submit some hypothesis on phylogenetic relationships between species and group of species recognized progress of the present study. [NOT CONTROLLED OCR]