ISSN:
1573-8868
Keywords:
allometric equations
;
correlation and regression
;
principal-components analysis
;
statistics
;
allometric growth
;
ontogeny
;
paleontology
;
relative growth
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Geosciences
,
Mathematics
Notes:
Abstract Relative growth of the Miocene pelecypod Glycymeris parilis (Conrad) was examined using allometric equations and principal components. Different parts of the shell showed contrasting growth strategies that were dictated by functional morphology and basic shell geometry. Despite the divergent developmental strategies, 93 percent of the correlation matrix variance is accounted for by overall size increase. The remaining variance mainly represents growth of the teeth, which differed considerably from other variables.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02114088
