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Results of testing the comparatory method : The curvature of the shell valve frontal section is inappropriate as a systematic character for the freshwater pearl mussel of the genus Margaritifera. / Bolotov, I. N.; Makhrov, A. A.; Bespalaya, Yu V.; Vikhrev, I. V.; Aksenova, O. V.; Aspholm, P. E.; Gofarov, M. Yu; Ostrovskii, A. N.; Popov, I. Yu; Pal'tser, I. S.; Rudzite, M.; Rudzitis, M.; Voroshilova, I. S.; Sokolova, S. E.
In: Biology Bulletin, Vol. 40, No. 2, 2013, p. 221-231.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Results of testing the comparatory method
T2 - The curvature of the shell valve frontal section is inappropriate as a systematic character for the freshwater pearl mussel of the genus Margaritifera
AU - Bolotov, I. N.
AU - Makhrov, A. A.
AU - Bespalaya, Yu V.
AU - Vikhrev, I. V.
AU - Aksenova, O. V.
AU - Aspholm, P. E.
AU - Gofarov, M. Yu
AU - Ostrovskii, A. N.
AU - Popov, I. Yu
AU - Pal'tser, I. S.
AU - Rudzite, M.
AU - Rudzitis, M.
AU - Voroshilova, I. S.
AU - Sokolova, S. E.
N1 - Funding Information: This work was supported by the President of the Russian Federation (grant no. MD 4164.2011.5), the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (project no. 11 04 98815), the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (grants nos. 12 P 5 1014 and 12 M 45 2062), the federal target program “Human Resources,” and the programs “Living Nature: Cur rent State and Problems of Development” (subpro gram “Dynamics and Preservation of Gene Pools”) and “The Course Schedule for Higher Educational Institutions” (grant no. 546152011).
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - This paper continues a discussion on the number of pearl mussel species of the genus Margaritifera in northern Europe. A biometric study of 1711 pearl mussel Margaritifera margaritifera shells from 15 rivers in Russia and Latvia (basins of the White and Baltic seas) has been conducted. All the examined samples fall into two groups: the northern group (with the shells more flattened on average, f. margaritifera) and the southern one (with more convex shells, f. elongata); the boundary between these groups is at 63° N. Analysis of intrapopulation variation has shown that the samples contain individuals that correspond to f. margaritifera, f. elongata, and f. borealis. However, any hiatus between these forms is absent in all the samples, and individuals belonging to two intermediate forms are rather frequent. The hypothesis on the species specificity of the shell valve frontal section has not been confirmed based on examination of large shell samples. The pearl mussels inhabiting rivers of Northern Europe belong to a single species, M. margaritifera.
AB - This paper continues a discussion on the number of pearl mussel species of the genus Margaritifera in northern Europe. A biometric study of 1711 pearl mussel Margaritifera margaritifera shells from 15 rivers in Russia and Latvia (basins of the White and Baltic seas) has been conducted. All the examined samples fall into two groups: the northern group (with the shells more flattened on average, f. margaritifera) and the southern one (with more convex shells, f. elongata); the boundary between these groups is at 63° N. Analysis of intrapopulation variation has shown that the samples contain individuals that correspond to f. margaritifera, f. elongata, and f. borealis. However, any hiatus between these forms is absent in all the samples, and individuals belonging to two intermediate forms are rather frequent. The hypothesis on the species specificity of the shell valve frontal section has not been confirmed based on examination of large shell samples. The pearl mussels inhabiting rivers of Northern Europe belong to a single species, M. margaritifera.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84875400816&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1134/S1062359013020027
DO - 10.1134/S1062359013020027
M3 - Comment/debate
VL - 40
SP - 221
EP - 231
JO - Biology Bulletin
JF - Biology Bulletin
SN - 1062-3590
IS - 2
ER -
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