Population dynamics of the date mussel, Lithophaga lithophaga (L., 1758) (Bivalvia : Mytilidae), in the Evoikos Gulf (Greece)

Helgolander Meeresuntersuchungen

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 137-154

  Galinou Mitsoudi, S ^a   Sinis, A I ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATE MUSSEL; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RECRUITMENT;

GREECE, EVOIKOS GULF;

BIVALVIA; LITHOPHAGA LITHOPHAGA;

EID: 0031413819     PISSN: 01743597     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02908704     Document Type: Article

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