Age and growth of olivancillaria deshayesiana (gastropoda: Olividae) in the southwestern Atlantic Ocean

• Published in: Malacologia
• Main Authors: Arrighetti, Florencia, Teso, Silvia Valeria, Brey, Thomas, MacKensen, Andreas, Penchaszadeh, Pablo Enrique
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Institute of Malacology
• Subjects: Age; Growth; Marine Gastropod; Mortality; Production; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Argentino; Argentina; Andreas; Pablo; Silvia; Alfred Wegener Institute
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/67901

The population structure, particularly growth, age, mortality and somatic production of the olivid snail Olivancillaria deshayesiana were investigated. Annual formation of internal shell growth marks was confirmed by the record of stable oxygen isotopes in the shell, which reflects seasonal patterns...