Shell variability in Tawera gayi (Veneridae) from southern South America: A morphometric approach based on contour analysis

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 815-822

  Gordillo, Sandra ^a,b   Márquez, Federico ^c,d   Cárdenas, Javiera ^e,f   Zubimendi, Miguel Ángel ^g  

^a Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

^c CENTRO NACIONAL PATAGÓNICO   (Argentina)

^d UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LA PATAGONIA SAN JUAN BOSCO   (Argentina)

^e Centre for Quaternary Research Punta Arenas   (Chile)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CONCEPCIÓN   (Chile)

^g UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LA PATAGONIA AUSTRAL   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Bivalvia; Magellan Region; morphometircs; shell shape; Tawera gayi

Indexed keywords

BIVALVE; FOSSIL RECORD; MORPHOMETRY; PALEOBIOGEOGRAPHY; PALEONTOLOGY; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; QUATERNARY; SHELL; SOFT-BOTTOM ENVIRONMENT; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE;

BEAGLE CHANNEL; TIERRA DEL FUEGO [(ARC) SOUTH AMERICA];

BIVALVIA; TAWERA; TAWERA GAYI; TAWERA SPISSA; VENERIDAE; VENEROIDA;

EID: 79955459746     PISSN: 00253154     EISSN: 14697769     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0025315410000391     Document Type: Article

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