Identification of ecophenotypic trends within three European freshwater mussel species (Bivalvia: Unionoida) using traditional and modern morphometric techniques

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 98, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 814-825

  Zieritz, Alexandra ^a   Aldridge, David C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fourier shape analysis; Intraspecific variability; Palaeontological reconstruction; Unionidae

Indexed keywords

FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; HABITAT TYPE; INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION; MORPHOMETRY; MUSSEL CULTURE; PALEONTOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; PHYTOPLANKTON; POPULATION DENSITY; RIVER SYSTEM; SHELL; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; THAMES RIVER [ENGLAND]; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

ANODONTA; ANODONTA ANATINA; BIVALVIA; UNIO; UNIO PICTORUM; UNIO TUMIDUS; UNIONIDAE; UNIONOIDA;

EID: 70450250019     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: 10958312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2009.01329.x     Document Type: Article

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