Observations on the egg capsules and hatchlings of the knobbed whelk, Busycon carica (Gmelin, 1791) in coastal Georgia

Journal of Shellfish Research

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 769-775

  Power, Alan J ^a   Covington, Ellie ^b   Recicar, Todd ^a   Walker, Randal L ^a   Eller, Nelson ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b SAVANNAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Busycon carica; Egg capsules; Hatchlings; Knobbed whelk

Indexed keywords

EGGSHELL; JUVENILE; MOLLUSC; SURVIVAL;

UNITED STATES;

BUSYCON; BUSYCON CARICA; CARICA; CARICA PAPAYA; GASTROPODA; MELONGENIDAE; MOLLUSCA;

EID: 0036970862     PISSN: 07308000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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