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Morphological Radiation with Reference to the Carapace Valves of the Anomopoda (Crustacea: Cladocera)
Author(s) -
Smirnov Nikolai N.,
Kotov Alexey A.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
international review of hydrobiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.524
H-Index - 52
eISSN - 1522-2632
pISSN - 1434-2944
DOI - 10.1002/iroh.200811121
Subject(s) - carapace , cladocera , branchiopoda , crustacean , biology , ecology , zoology , range (aeronautics) , materials science , composite material
Diversity of the carapace valve structure in the Anomopoda (Crustacea: Branchiopoda) is described. We found that transformations of shape, modifications of the surface and valve margins, and thickening or thinning of the valves, take place independently in different families, sometimes resulting in a convergent similarity. The limits of morphological diversity in these features determine the range of adaptive radiation in general form of the group. (© 2009 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)