XX.—The Rate of Growth ofVenerupis pullastra(Montagu) at Millport, Scotland
- 1 January 1952
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. Section B. Biology
- Vol. 64 (4) , 384-406
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0080455x00009942
Abstract
Marking experiments have demonstrated that certain of the rings appearing as surface sculpture on the shells of the lamellibranch Venerupis pullastra are valid as a measure of annual growth. From measurement of these rings the mean monthly and the mean annual growth increments have been calculated. The length-age relationship curve is similar to that of most other lamellibranchs. Reasons for the variation in the mean monthly rate of growth have been examined. The height-length and the thickness-length ratios for various sizes have been calculated and found to follow a simple and direct tangent relationship.Keywords
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