Influence of egg cannibalism on growth, survival and feeding in hatchlings of the land snail Helix aspersa Muller (gastropoda, pulmonata, stylommatophora)

Reproduction Nutrition Development

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 191-202

  Desbuquois, C ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Egg cannibalism; Growth; Helix aspersa; Nutrition; Survival

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CANNIBALISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EGG; FEEDING; FOOD DEPRIVATION; FOOD INTAKE; GROWTH; GROWTH RATE; HELIX ASPERSA; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL PARAMETERS; SNAIL; SURVIVAL;

GASTROPODA; HELIX ASPERSA; PULMONATA; STYLOMMATOPHORA; TARAXACUM OFFICINALE;

EID: 0030961709     PISSN: 09265287     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/rnd:19970206     Document Type: Article

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