Extreme, continuous variation in an island snail: Local diversification and association of shell form with the current environment

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 104, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 756-769

  Stankowski, Sean ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Continental island; Geographic variation; Land snail; Spire index

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BODY CONDITION; DNA; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; HABITAT STRUCTURE; ISLAND; PHYLOGENETICS; ROCKY SHORE; SHELL; SNAIL;

AUSTRALIA; DAMPIER ARCHIPELAGO; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84859898824     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: 10958312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2011.01748.x     Document Type: Article

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