Ontogeny of resistance to desiccation in the bush-dwelling snail Theba pisana (Helicidae)

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 244, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 515-526

  Arad, Zeev ^a   Avivi, Tzameret R ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Bush dwelling; Desiccation; Ontogeny; Theba pisana; Water balance

Indexed keywords

DESICATION; LIFE CYCLE; ONTOGENY; SNAIL; WATER LOSS;

ISRAEL;

GASTROPODA; HELICIDAE; THEBA PISANA;

EID: 0031775210     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0952836998004051     Document Type: Article

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