Abstract Effects of contamination on aquatic organisms have been investigated and
employed as biomarkers in environmental quality assessment for years. A commonly …

Morphometric analysis of biogenic recording structures within marine organisms has
applications in stock assessment, taxonomics, and ecomorphological studies, with shape …

The Siluro-Devonian adaptive radiation of jawed vertebrates, which underpins almost all
living vertebrate biodiversity, is characterized by the evolutionary innovation of the lower …

The dentification of nursery areas is a basic requirement for fishing management in large
rivers. Morphometry (circularity, ellipticity, form factor, rectangularity and roundness indices) …

Determining the geographical origin of seafood is crucial for regulators and fishing
industries who seek to prevent commercial fraud, enforce food safety regulations, and …

For species' dynamics highly influenced by environmental conditions, sustainable
management for conservation and/or exploitation purposes requires the ability to segregate …

Most previous studies identifying Panopea generosa and P. globose have used non-
rigorous visual methods as well as older shell measurement techniques. Newer …

Ensis macha has a wide distribution along the Pacific and Atlantic southern coasts of South
America. The pattern of morphological shell variation of this razor clam was analysed in 12 …

Different environmental and sex conditions induce phenotypic responses (behavioural,
morphological and physiological) in many species. The crab C yrtograpsus angulatus …

Shell morphology is a central feature of bivalve biology in fields such as taxonomy,
evolution, and functional anatomy. When allometric shell growth occurs, traditional …