Physico - chemical Analysis and Morphometric Variability W ithin and B etween Populations of Pitar frizzelli in Panguil Bay , Philippines
Authors
Liza T. Hata-as
Mindanao University of Science and Technology - Panaon Campus
Cesar G. Demayo
Mindanao State University - Iligan Institute of Technology
Keywords:
physical, chemical parameters, mollusk
Abstract
The study was conducted to determine variation within and between populations of a marine bivalve, Pitar frizzelli, based on fourteen significant biological characters of the shell by descriptive statistics, analysis of variance (ANOVA) and Tukey’s post hoctest. The results revealed that there is significant difference within and between populations which may be phenotypical plasticity in response to different environmental and/or ecological conditions existing in the three areas. The physico-chemical parameters which included sediment salinity, pH, temperature and type of substrate, showed significant relationship with the morphological characters.
