Applying Fourier analyses to assess influence of environmental factors on shell morphology of Mediterranean endemic bivalve Pinna nobilis

Abstract

Environmental factors such as depth or hydrodynamics can influence the morphology of Pinna nobilis. In the present work the variation in shape morphology was studied by Fourier analysis according to different environmental conditions. Important differences were found within juveniles and adults. Discriminant analysis with elliptical Fourier descriptors was able to classify with high accuracy 97.1% of the individuals according to the factors studie

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