Geographical variation in the genus Astarte (Phylum Mollusca: Class Bivalvia) from the Yorktown and Jackson Bluff formations (early Pliocene) of the Atlantic coastal plain

Geographical variation in taxa must be considered in evolutionary studies. The purpose of the present study is to demonstrate how geographical variation can be measured and documented for a taxon for one slice of time. Future evolutionary studies should document geographical variation for the entire...

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Main Author: McKeever, Lauren Joann
Other Authors: Geological Sciences
Format: Others
Published: Virginia Tech 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/43739
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-07152010-020200/