Selection of candidate species of freshwater mussels (Bivalvia: Unionidae) to be considered for national status designation by COSEWIC

Canadian Field-Naturalist

Volumn 112, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 425-440

  Metcalfe Smith, Janice L ^a   Staton, Shawn K ^b   Mackie, Gerald L ^c   Lane, Nancy M ^b  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b Department of Zoology University of Guelph ^*  (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

COSEWIC; Endangered species; Freshwater mussels; Great Lakes; Unionidae

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION STATUS; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FRESHWATER; MOLLUSC;

CANADA;

BIVALVIA; DREISSENA POLYMORPHA; INVERTEBRATA; MOLLUSCA; UNIONIDAE;

EID: 0032434567     PISSN: 00083550     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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