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Relationships between latitude and life-history parameters in local populations of marine bivalves. (a) Maximum lifespan; n = 1 077. (b) Growth as measured by the von Bertalanffy growth parameter, k; n = 613. (c) Body size as measured by the von Bertalanffy L∞ parameter; n = 636. Inverted triangles denote Tridacna, a photosymbiotic taxon; asterisks denote Bathymodiolus, a chemosymbiotic taxon from a hydrothermal vent setting.
