Freshwater mussels (Bivalvia: Unionidae) in the Verdigris, Neosho, and Spring River basins of Kansas and Missouri, with emphasis on species of concern

American Malacological Bulletin

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 41-55

  Obermeyer, Brian K ^a,c   Edds, David R ^a   Prophet, Carl W ^a   Miller, Edwin J ^b  

^a EMPORIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Kansas Department of Wildlife & Parks   (United States)

^c Rt 2 Box 141 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Arkansas river system; Freshwater mussels; Species of concern; Unionidae

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031284032     PISSN: 07402783     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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