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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.

в: Biology Bulletin, Том 40, № 2, 2013, стр. 221-231.

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@article{7d866b8c410a4fb3b406173bddc713b8,
title = "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",
abstract = "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.",
author = "Bolotov, {I. N.} and Makhrov, {A. A.} and Bespalaya, {Yu V.} and Vikhrev, {I. V.} and Aksenova, {O. V.} and Aspholm, {P. E.} and Gofarov, {M. Yu} and Ostrovskii, {A. N.} and Popov, {I. Yu} and Pal'tser, {I. S.} and M. Rudzite and M. Rudzitis and Voroshilova, {I. S.} and Sokolova, {S. E.}",
note = "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).",
year = "2013",
doi = "10.1134/S1062359013020027",
language = "English",
volume = "40",
pages = "221--231",
journal = "Biology Bulletin",
issn = "1062-3590",
publisher = "МАИК {"}Наука/Интерпериодика{"}",
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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.

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U2 - 10.1134/S1062359013020027

DO - 10.1134/S1062359013020027

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VL - 40

SP - 221

EP - 231

JO - Biology Bulletin

JF - Biology Bulletin

SN - 1062-3590

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