Pacheco-Ovando, Renata https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2935-3849
Granados-Amores, Jasmín https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4486-4399
González-Salinas, Benjamín https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5434-5977
Ruiz-Villegas, Juan Mario https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5736-2908
Díaz-Santana-Iturrios, Mariana https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5253-5395
Article History
Received: 5 May 2021
Revised: 21 July 2021
Accepted: 4 August 2021
First Online: 2 October 2021
Declarations
:
: The authors declare no competing interest.
: No animal testing was performed during this study.
: Samples were collected in Mexico, where the government does not require licenses or authorization for capture, handling, or scientific sampling of loliginid squids. Thus, the study was conducted with samples obtained legally, in compliance with the regulations stated in NOM-059-SEMARNAT-2010.
: The datasets generated and analyzed during this study are available at . The materials examined (squid beaks) are available at the cephalopod collection of Escuela Nacional de Ingenieria Pesquera from Universidad Autonoma de Nayarit (ENIP-UAN), upon reasonable request.
: RPO and MDSI conceived and designed the study. JGA and JMRV conducted squid sampling and beak imaging. RPO, BIGS, and MDSI digitized and analyzed data. RPO wrote the first draft. RPO and the rest of the authors worked through the final version (for review) of the manuscript.