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Molluscs SDH
Molluscs SDH
Allometric Growth
Isometric Growth
Allometry
Allometry is the study of how individual
body parts grow and scale with total body
size and each other.
◦ Uses measures of size and shape to make
assumptions about organisms
◦ Descriptive
◦ Continuous data
◦ Cannot use count data
◦ Can used to make inter- and intraspecies comparisons
Original data
Example 1: Therapod
Dinosaur
Length (m) Mass (kg) Graph 1
2.08 19.00
2.68 15.30 12.00
2.15 13.00
6.20 210.00
5.15 127.00 10.00
6.03 283.00
5.69 524.00
4.63 218.00 8.00
3.80 130.00
7.40 1010.00
Length (m)
y = 2x + 1
y=x+1 Slope ~ 1.0 = Isometric.
Growth/Scale is equal
10 among variables.
10
y = 2x + 1
Slope of 2.0:
5 y increases 2 units for every 1
y unit increase of x
Wings grow 2 cm for every one gram
2.5 increase of body mass.
1 2 4 6 8
x
Interpretation
Y-intercepts indicate
4 how different two
x +
0.7 groups are at the
10 y=
smallest x-value.
5 1
Species A of fish are
y x +
y= 0.6 generally four times
2.5 larger than species B
of fish.
0
1 2 4 6 8
x
Mollusks
•Phylum Mollusca includes some 93,000 species
•Most mollusks are marine, but there are species that inhabit fresh water and
terrestrial environments.
• Alabama is a hotspot of freshwater mollusk diversity
•Mantle is a specialized fold of tissue that encircles the visceral mass and
secretes the shell of these animals
Excretory organ
◦ Metanephridia
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Mussel
External Anatomy
Mussel
Internal Anatomy
Mollusks
Figure 10.9: Bivalve anatomy.
Dorsal Surface Left Valve
(umbo/hinge) (not shown)
(siphons)
Posterior
Anterior
(foot)
(ctenidia)
Right Valve
Ventral Surface
(valve junction)
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Mollusks
Figure 10.9 cont’d: Bivalve anatomy.
◦ Because the preceding figure may be misleading, note the following.
VM = visceral mass;
outlined in blue
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SQUID
Squid
Pen
Squid
FEMALE MALE
Mollusks
Figure 10.14: Cephalopod anatomy.
Dorsal Surface
Anterior End
Posterior End
eye
Ventral Surface
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FEMALE MALE
To do
•Complete dissections
• Note the internal features discussed during lecture
• Measure total body mass
• Measure foot mass
•Avoiding injury
• Common sense
• Cut away
•Wear gloves
Homework
•Quiz 9 due Thursday March 23
•Test 8 due Thursday March 23
•Packback due Sunday March 12
• There is no packback due Sunday March 19