Mechanics unlocks the morphogenetic puzzle of interlocking bivalved shells

Brachiopods and mollusks are 2 shell-bearing phyla that diverged from a common shell-less ancestor more than 540 million years ago. Brachiopods and bivalve mollusks have also convergently evolved a bivalved shell that displays an apparently mundane, yet striking feature from a developmental point of...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Moulton, D, Goriely, A, Chirat, R
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: National Academy of Sciences 2019