Genetic and environmental variability of adult size in some stocks of the edible snail, Helix aspersa

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 241, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 757-765

  Dupont Nivet, Mathilde ^a   Guiller, Annie ^b   Bonnet, Jean Claude ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HELIX ASPERSA; GASTROPODA;

BODY SIZE; EDIBLE SNAIL; HEREDITY;

ALGERIA, MAGHREB;

EID: 0030619361     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1997.tb05746.x     Document Type: Article

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