Growth-dependent phenotypic variation of molluscan shells: Implications for allometric data interpretation

Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B: Molecular and Developmental Evolution

Volumn 314 B, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 303-326

  Urdy, Séverine ^a   Goudemand, Nicolas ^a   Bucher, Hugo ^a   Chirat, Régis ^b  

^a PALÄONTOLOGISCHES INSTITUT UND MUSEUM   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ECOSYSTEM; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; MOLLUSC; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; ECOSYSTEM; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOLLUSCA;

GASTROPODA; MOLLUSCA;

EID: 77952652008     PISSN: 15525007     EISSN: 15525015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jez.b.21338     Document Type: Article

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