Effect of food availability on egg production and packaging in the intertidal scavenging gastropod Nassarius festivus

Marine Biology

Volumn 135, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 281-287

  Cheung, S G ^a   Lam, S ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EGG PRODUCTION; FECUNDITY; FOOD AVAILABILITY; GROWTH; SCAVENGER;

GASTROPODA; NASSARIUS FESTIVUS;

EID: 0032707425     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002270050625     Document Type: Article

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