Allometric growth and insight on sexual dimorphism in Pomacea canaliculata (Gastropoda: Ampullariidae)

Malacologia

Volumn 39, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 207-213

  Estebenet, Alejandra L ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL SUR   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Growth; Pomacea; Sexual dimorphism

Indexed keywords

AMPULLARIIDAE; GASTROPODA; POMACEA; POMACEA CANALICULATA;

EID: 0032325120     PISSN: 00762997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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