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Allometric growth of a common Nassariidae (Gastropoda) in south-east Brazil

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 November 2010

Leonardo Q. Yokoyama  and
Antonia Cecília Z. Amaral
Leonardo Q. Yokoyama*
Affiliation:
Departamento de Zoologia, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade de São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil Departamento de Biologia Animal, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), CEP: 13083-970, CP: 6109, Campinas, SP, Brazil
Antonia Cecília Z. Amaral
Affiliation:
Departamento de Biologia Animal, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), CEP: 13083-970, CP: 6109, Campinas, SP, Brazil
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: L.Q. Yokoyama, Departamento de Zoologia, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade de São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil email: [email protected]
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Abstract

The allometric growth of two groups of Nassarius vibex on beds of the bivalve Mytella charruana on the northern coast of the State of São Paulo, was evaluated between September 2006 and February 2007 in the bed on Camaroeiro Beach, and from March 2007 to June 2007 at Cidade Beach. The shells from Camaroeiro were longer and wider and had a smaller shell aperture than those from Cidade; a principal components analysis also confirmed different morphometric patterns between the areas. The allometric growth of the two groups showed great variation in the development of individuals. The increase of shell width and height in relation to shell length did not differ between the two areas. Shell aperture showed a contrasting growth pattern, with individuals from Camaroeiro having smaller apertures. The methodology based on Kullback–Leibler information theory and the multi-model inference showed, for N. vibex, that the classic linear allometric growth was not the most suitable explanation for the observed morphometric relationships. The patterns of relative growth observed in the two groups of N. vibex may be a consequence of different growth and variation rates, which modifies the development of the individuals. Other factors such as food resource availability and environmental parameters, which might also differ between the two areas, should also be considered.

Keywords

morphometryallometrynassaridmodel selectionAkaike
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Research Article
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Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 91 , Issue 5 , August 2011 , pp. 1095 - 1105
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2010

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