Reproductive behavior of the freshwater mussel Dreissena polymorpha in Italy: A comparison between two populations

Archiv fur Hydrobiologie

Volumn 151, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 247-262

  Bacchetta, Renato ^b   Mantecca, Paride ^b   Vailati, Giovanni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Adda River; Dreissena polymorpha; Gametogenic cycle; Lake Como; Maturity index; Northern Italy; Oogenesis; Spermatogenesis

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; MOLLUSC; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR;

ADDA RIVER; ITALY;

BIVALVIA; DREISSENA POLYMORPHA;

EID: 0035001755     PISSN: 00039136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/archiv-hydrobiol/151/2001/247     Document Type: Article

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