Co-existence of zebra mussels and freshwater unionids: Population dynemics of Leptodea fragilis in a coastal wetland infested with zebra mussels

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 423-432

  Jerrine Nichols, S ^a   Amberg, Jon ^b  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COEXISTENCE; GROWTH; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REFUGIUM; SHELL; UNITED STATES; WETLAND;

COEXISTENCE; INTRODUCED SPECIES; MOLLUSC; POPULATION DYNAMICS; WETLAND;

GREAT LAKES; LAKE ERIE; NORTH AMERICA;

BIVALVIA; DREISSENA POLYMORPHA; LEPTODEA FRAGILIS;

EID: 0033306283     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjz-77-3-423     Document Type: Article

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