Annual activity cycles of the land snail Helix aspersa Muller in natural populations in north-western Spain

Journal of Molluscan Studies

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 495-505

  Iglesias, J ^a   Santos, M ^a   Castillejo, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GASTROPODA; HELIX ASPERSA; STYLOMMATOPHORA;

ACTIVITY CYCLE; LIFE CYCLE; MICROCLIMATE; SNAIL;

SPAIN, GALICIA;

EID: 0029657703     PISSN: 02601230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/mollus/62.4.495     Document Type: Article

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