Variation in size of living articulated brachiopods with latitude and depth
Geographical variations in animal characters are one of the main subjects for study in macroecology. Variation with latitude has received special interest. Articulated brachiopods are possibly the commonest macrofossil with large variations in size of taxa through the fossil record. Here, we investi...
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ftucambridgeesc:oai:eprints.esc.cam.ac.uk:1403 2023-05-15T15:05:57+02:00 Variation in size of living articulated brachiopods with latitude and depth Peck, L. S. Harper, E. M. 2010-09 application/pdf http://eprints.esc.cam.ac.uk/1403/ http://eprints.esc.cam.ac.uk/1403/1/Peck%26Harper2010.pdf https://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-010-1486-5 en eng Springer Berlin / Heidelberg http://eprints.esc.cam.ac.uk/1403/1/Peck%26Harper2010.pdf Peck, L. S. and Harper, E. M. (2010) Variation in size of living articulated brachiopods with latitude and depth. Marine Biology, 157 (10). pp. 2205-2213. ISSN 0025-3162 (Print) 1432-1793 (Online) DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-010-1486-5 <https://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-010-1486-5> 04 - Palaeobiology Article PeerReviewed 2010 ftucambridgeesc https://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-010-1486-5 2020-08-27T18:08:53Z Geographical variations in animal characters are one of the main subjects for study in macroecology. Variation with latitude has received special interest. Articulated brachiopods are possibly the commonest macrofossil with large variations in size of taxa through the fossil record. Here, we investigate trends in size of the 3 main orders of articulated brachiopod with latitude and depth. Data were insufficient to identify patterns in Thecideida (a micromorph taxon only recorded from low latitudes). Rhynchonellida had no clear trends in size with latitude or depth. Terebratulida exhibited hemispheric differences in size relations, with increasing length of species towards the pole in the south and no significant trend in the north. Tropical species were small (<20 mm length between 10°N and 10°S), and the largest species were found between 30° and 60° latitude in both hemispheres. There were no articulated brachiopods recorded from the high arctic, and support for a continuous trend in size with latitude was small or absent. In Terebratulida, there was a significant decrease in species length with depth of 1.7 mm per 100 m depth increase. These trends could be explained by competition for space and reduced availability of habitat with progressive depth beyond the continental shelf. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic University of Cambridge, Department of Earth Sciences: ESC Publications Arctic Marine Biology 157 10 2205 2213 |
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Geographical variations in animal characters are one of the main subjects for study in macroecology. Variation with latitude has received special interest. Articulated brachiopods are possibly the commonest macrofossil with large variations in size of taxa through the fossil record. Here, we investigate trends in size of the 3 main orders of articulated brachiopod with latitude and depth. Data were insufficient to identify patterns in Thecideida (a micromorph taxon only recorded from low latitudes). Rhynchonellida had no clear trends in size with latitude or depth. Terebratulida exhibited hemispheric differences in size relations, with increasing length of species towards the pole in the south and no significant trend in the north. Tropical species were small (<20 mm length between 10°N and 10°S), and the largest species were found between 30° and 60° latitude in both hemispheres. There were no articulated brachiopods recorded from the high arctic, and support for a continuous trend in size with latitude was small or absent. In Terebratulida, there was a significant decrease in species length with depth of 1.7 mm per 100 m depth increase. These trends could be explained by competition for space and reduced availability of habitat with progressive depth beyond the continental shelf. |
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Variation in size of living articulated brachiopods with latitude and depth |
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Variation in size of living articulated brachiopods with latitude and depth |
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Variation in size of living articulated brachiopods with latitude and depth |
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Variation in size of living articulated brachiopods with latitude and depth |
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http://eprints.esc.cam.ac.uk/1403/1/Peck%26Harper2010.pdf Peck, L. S. and Harper, E. M. (2010) Variation in size of living articulated brachiopods with latitude and depth. Marine Biology, 157 (10). pp. 2205-2213. ISSN 0025-3162 (Print) 1432-1793 (Online) DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-010-1486-5 <https://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-010-1486-5> |
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