Variation in the life history and abundance of three populations of Bruneau hot springsnails (Pyrgulopsis bruneauensis)

Western North American Naturalist

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 204-212

  Mladenka, Greg C ^a   Minshall, G Wayne ^b  

^a Idaho State University ^*  (United States)

^b Nucl Eng Idaho State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Bruneau Hot Springs; Endangered species; Hydrobiid; Life history; Pyrgulopsis bruneauensis; Snail; Thermal springs

Indexed keywords

PYRGULOPSIS BRUNEAUENSIS;

EID: 0035309356     PISSN: 15270904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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