Morphological differences in Lissarca notorcadensis Melvill and Standen, 1907 from the Scotia, Weddell and Ross Seas

• Published in: Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography
• Main Authors: Cope, Therese, Linse, Katrin
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Elsevier 2006
• Subjects: Zoology; Antarctic; Ross Sea; Shag Rocks; Southern Ocean; Weddell; Weddell Sea; Antarc*
• Online Access: http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/40/; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr2.2006.02.003

The isolated Southern Ocean has given rise to specially adapted, endemic species. The uniformity of physical conditions within the Southern Ocean south of the Polar Front is thought to limit latitudinal differences in shell size and growth of these species. The small bivalve Lissarca notorcadensis i...