Patterns of orientation in unionids as a function of rivers with differing hydrological variability

Journal of Molluscan Studies

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 531-539

  Di Maio, Joanne ^a   Corkum, Lynda D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BURROWING; HYDROLOGICAL REGIME; MUSSEL; ORIENTATION; RIVER;

BIVALVIA; UNIONIDAE;

EID: 0031284698     PISSN: 02601230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/mollus/63.4.531     Document Type: Article

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