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Structural Changes in the Relationships of Body Dimensions of Four Species of Pulmonate Slugs (Mollusca : Gastropoda : Pulmonata)
Author(s) -
Bhuyan Keshab Chandra,
Nair G. Achuthan
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
biometrical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.108
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1521-4036
pISSN - 0323-3847
DOI - 10.1002/bimj.4710370813
Subject(s) - pulmonata , gastropoda , biology , mollusca , homogeneous , zoology , ecology , physics , thermodynamics
Four species of pulmonate slugs viz. Milax rusticus, Milax sowerbyi, Milax gagates and Limax tenellus are colonised along the north eastern region of Libya. These slugs are homogeneous in character since they belong to the same class and order. However, their body dimensions were significantly different. Significant positive relationships existed on most of the body dimensions of each species and these relationships were found to be heterogeneous among the four species studied.