Shell size variation in Littorina littorea in the western Scheldt estuary

Journal of Shellfish Research

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 427-430

  De Wolf, H ^a   Blust, R ^a   Backeljau, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Environmental stress; Estuary; Littorina littorea; Salinity; Scheldt river; Shell size

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; ESTUARY; SALINITY; SHELL;

NETHERLANDS;

LITTORINA LITTOREA;

EID: 0034852335     PISSN: 07308000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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