Tenacity of attachment in two species of Littorinid, Littorina littorea (L.) and Littorina obtusata (L.)

Journal of Molluscan Studies

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 235-244

  Davies, Mark S ^a   Case, Cheryl M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUNDERLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LITTORINA LITTOREA; LITTORINA OBTUSATA;

BIOLOGICAL ATTACHMENT; TENACITY;

EID: 0030620078     PISSN: 02601230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/mollus/63.2.235     Document Type: Article

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