Article
[Shell Variability of the Terrestrial Mollusk Chondrula tridens (Pulmonata, Enidae) in the Forest-Steppe Zone of the Volga Upland].
Izvestiia Akademii nauk. Seriia biologicheskaia - 1 Jan 2000
Komarova E V, Smirnov D G, Stoiko T G
Abstract excerpt
Shell variability of the steppe mollusk Chondrula tridens from 18 micropopulations in the forest-steppe zone of the Volga Upland was studied. It was found that larger specimens of Ch. tridens with well-developed teeth inhabit the central and eastern parts of the territory. Specimens in the northwestern part of the upland are characterized by small shells, the highest degree of roundness, and mostly reduced teeth...
Topics
- Animal Shells
- Animals
- Ecosystem
- Gastropoda
- Genetic Variation
- Phenotype
