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First record of sexual size dimorphism in fossil Strombidae (Mollusca, Gastropoda) from the Miocene of Kutch, western India and its evolutionary implications

Persististrombus deperditus (Sowerby) from the Lower Miocene of Kutch, Gujarat, western India is represented by two size classes in our collection. Statistical analyses discriminate the size morphs. Large size variations generally result from either (1) sexual differences or (2) ecophenotypic causes...

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Published in:R Soc Open Sci
Main Authors: Halder, Kalyan, Paira, Somnath
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: The Royal Society 2019
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6408366/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30891267
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsos.181320
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