Subfossil bioerosion of mollusc shells from a freshwater Lake, Ontario, Canada

Ichnos

Volumn 6, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 117-127

  Hagan, Timothy H ^a   Coniglio, Mario ^a   Edwards, Thomas W D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bioerosion; Borings; Lacustrine; Molluscs

Indexed keywords

BIOEROSION; BORING; LAKE; MOLLUSC;

CANADA; JULIAN LAKE; ONTARIO;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BIVALVIA; GASTROPODA; MOLLUSCA; TREMICHNUS;

EID: 0032324461     PISSN: 10420940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10420949809386442     Document Type: Article

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