Shell variations of Siphonaria gigas (Sowerby, 1825) in response to the effect of wave intensity

Ciencias Marinas

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 213-224

  Giraldo López, Alan ^a   Gómez Schouben, Carolina ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DEL VALLE   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Intertidal rocky shore; Limpet; Siphonaria; Wave exposure

Indexed keywords

MOLLUSC; MORPHOLOGY; ROCKY SHORE; SHELL; WAVE ACTION;

COLOMBIA; UTRIA COVE;

ANIMALIA; GASTROPODA; MOLLUSCA; SIPHONARIA; SIPHONARIA GIGAS;

EID: 0033150664     PISSN: 01853880     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7773/cm.v25i2.666     Document Type: Article

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