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Figure 5 



Statoliths of Scfiiotcuthin IcuKimiana. 

 demonstrating the change in shape 

 from juvenile to adult squid. Mantle 

 lengths and total statolith lengths 

 were (A) 16 mm, 648 ^m; (B) 119 mm, 

 1.525 ;/m; (C) 190 mm, 1875 /jm, re- 

 spectively. Statoliths are shown in an- 

 terior view at different scales to facili- 

 tate shape comparison. 



fatter and bulkier during growth (Fig. 5). Statoliths 

 of the adults continued to grow (Fig. 3); however, 

 there is no relation between the PCA score on the 



first axis and statolith size for the adults (Fig. 4Ai, 

 suggesting that the overall shape of individual adult 

 statoliths showed no further change. 



