Nonoptimal shell forms as overlapping points in functional and theoretical morphospaces

American Malacological Bulletin

Volumn 18, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 129-134

  Stone, John R ^a,b,c  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Graphical simulation; Mathematical model; Nonadaptive

Indexed keywords

GASTROPODA;

EID: 33845418854     PISSN: 07402783     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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