Is the lagoonal mudsnail hydrobia neglecta rare because of competitively-induced reproductive depression and, if so, what are the implications for its conservation?

Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 737-744

  Barnes, R S K ^a   Gandolfi, Silvia Maria ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b Museu de Biologia Mello Leitao   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Competition; Conservation; Hydrobia neglecta; Reproductive depression

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION; FECUNDITY; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; LAGOON; SNAIL;

EID: 0031765975     PISSN: 10527613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-0755(1998110)8:6<737::AID-AQC312>3.0.CO;2-M     Document Type: Article

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