New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research abstracts

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GROWTH CHARACTERISTICS OF THE BIVALVE CHIONE STUTCHBURYI

Peter J. F. Coutts

Archaeological and Aboriginal Relics Office, Chief Secretary's Department, 213 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 3000

Abstract The results of 12 months' study of the growth dynamics of living populations of Chione stulchburyi in their natural environment tend to suggest that macro-rings form annually during winter and that micro-bands are not necessarily all daily phenomena. It is concluded that more research is needed on the growth dynamics of this species before micro-band counts can be reliably used to establish absolute seasonal dates for archaeological sites.

N.Z. Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 8 (2): 333-9.
(Received for publication 12 June 1972; final revision received 29 November 1973)

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