Larval bivalve shell morphometry: a new paleoclimatic tool?
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The shells of the pelagic larvae of bivalve mollusks may be useful as paleoclimatic indicators. An inverse relationship between temperature and maximum size of larval shells within a particular population is reported for a number of Recent species. Changes in the dimensions of the prodissoconch-dissoconch boundary on juvenile specimens may reflect changes in the ambient temperature of marine environments.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Science
دوره 202 4363 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1978