Zebra mussel induced mortality of unionids in firm substrata of western Lake Erie and a habitat for survival

American Malacological Bulletin

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 67-74

  Schloesser, Don W ^a   Smithee, R D ^b   Longton, G D ^b   Kovalak, W P ^b  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b Detroit Edison Co   (United States)

Author keywords

Dreissena; Great lakes; Refugia; Unionid mortality; Unionidae

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031284026     PISSN: 07402783     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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47. Date of manuscript acceptance: 06 June 1997