Quantifying phenotypic gradients in freshwater snails: A case study in Lithasia (Gastropoda: Pleuroceridae)

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 605, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 173-182

  Minton, Russell L ^a   Norwood, Andrew P ^a   Hayes, David M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT MONROE   (United States)

^b ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Freshwater; Gastropod; Geometric morphometrics; Lithasia; Phenotypic plasticity

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; FISH;

GASTROPOD; GEOMETRIC MORPHOMETRICS; LITHASIA; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY;

LIVING SYSTEMS STUDIES;

BIVALVE; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; GASTROPOD; MORPHOLOGY; MORPHOMETRY; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; SHELL; SNAIL;

DUCK RIVER; NORTH AMERICA; TENNESSEE; UNITED STATES;

BASOMMATOPHORA; BIVALVIA; GASTROPODA; LITHASIA; PLEUROCERIDAE;

EID: 41849107168     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-008-9332-1     Document Type: Article

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