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Gastropod shell size and architecture influence the applicability of methods used to estimate internal volume

Obtaining accurate and reproducible estimates of internal shell volume is a vital requirement for studies into the ecology of a range of shell-occupying organisms, including hermit crabs. Shell internal volume is usually estimated by filling the shell cavity with water or sand, however, there has be...

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Autores principales: Ragagnin, Marilia Nagata, Gorman, Daniel, McCarthy, Ian Donald, Sant’Anna, Bruno Sampaio, de Castro, Cláudio Campi, Turra, Alexander
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5765162/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29323195
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-18906-6