Morphological differences in Macoma balthica (Bivalvia, Tellinacea) from a Dutch and three southeastern United States estuaries

Journal of Sea Research

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 213-224

  Kamermans, Pauline ^a   Van Der Veer, Henk W ^a   Witte, Johannes Ij ^a   Adriaans, Ewout J ^a  

^a ROYAL NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SEA RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bivalve; Body weight; Burying depth; Macoma balhica; Siphon size

Indexed keywords

MACOMA BALTHICA;

EID: 0032917721     PISSN: 13851101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1385-1101(98)00051-3     Document Type: Article

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