Population dynamics, reproduction, growth, and secondary production of the mud-snail hydrobia ulvae (Pennant)

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 205, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 49-62

  Carlos Sola, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

Author keywords

Breeding; Estuarine; Hydrobia ulvae; Population dynamics; Production; Recruitment

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BREEDING; ESTUARY; NONHUMAN; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEASONAL VARIATION; SNAIL; SPAIN;

HYDROBIA ULVAE; GASTROPODA;

BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; GROWTH RATE; LARVAL SETTLEMENT; MUD SNAIL; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RECRUITMENT; REPRODUCTION; SECONDARY PRODUCTION; SETTLEMENT;

SPAIN, BASQUE REGION, BIDASOA ESTUARY;

EID: 0030441221     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0981(96)02597-X     Document Type: Article

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