Stacking increments: A new model and morphospace for the analysis of bivalve shell growth

Historical Biology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 303-321

  Ubukata, Takao ^a  

^a SHIZUOKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bivalve shell; Bivalvia; Computer simulation; Growth and form; Stacking increments; Theoretical morphology

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; GEOMETRY; GROWTH; MOLLUSC; MORPHOSTRUCTURE; SHAPE; SHELL;

BIVALVIA; INVERTEBRATA; MOLLUSCA;

EID: 0035785851     PISSN: 08912963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0891296021000024475     Document Type: Article

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