Open AccessDepth adaptation in Amphistegina: change in· lamellar thickness
Author(s) -
Pamela Hallock,
Helle Ploug Hansen
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
bulletin of the geological society of denmark
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.674
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 2245-7070
pISSN - 0011-6297
DOI - 10.37570/bgsd-1978-27-10
Subject(s) - adaptation (eye) , geology , lamellar structure , shell (structure) , computer science , materials science , composite material , physics , optics
Using specimens of Amphistegina lessonii, A. lobifera, and A. papillosa from the Gulf of Elat, changes in shell shape with depth observed in previous studies can be quantitatively accounted for by a corresponding trend in thickness of secondary laminae.