Sentence examples for maximum shell length from inspiring English sources

Several species of turtles weigh less than 450 grams (1 pound) and reach a maximum shell length of 12.5 cm (5 inches).

The maximum shell length, shell height, and shell width of the snails calculated by the von Bertalanffy Model (L∞) were 2.76, 2.05, and 2.18 cm, respectively.

Using existing literature, it was shown that a significant relationship exists between maximum shell length and onset of sexual maturity in bivalve molluscs.

Each individual was photographed and maximum shell length (diameter) and aperture width at the ocular sinus were measured using vernier calipers accurate to 0.1 mm.

Only the chaetae of discinids are comparable, extending approximately 80% of their maximum shell length [ 33, 45].

galloprovincialis) with a maximum shell length of 6 7 cm and mixed sex were obtained from commercial shellfish stocks from Chioggia, Venice, Trieste (North Adriatic Sea, Italy) and Ria de Vigo (Atlantic ocean, Spain).

Maximum shell lengths were measured with a vernier calliper to the nearest millimetre.

On the other hand, theoretical maximum shell lengths (L∞) in our populations were related to both the dissolved Ca concentration and food quality (sestonic C and N concentrations).

The measure of body size was the maximum recorded shell length (mm), which was logarithmically transformed.

The individuals were measured for their shell length (L; maximum anterior posterior axis), shell height (H; maximum dorso-ventral axis), and shell width (W; maximum lateral axis) using a digital caliper to the nearest 0.1 mm.

The chaetae are not as long as observed in M. burgessensis, reaching a maximum length of 7.1 mm (67% of shell length), and on average (n = 5) only extend approximately 55% of the entire shell length.