Allometric growth and inter-population morphological variation of the freshwater snail Chilina parchappii (Gastropoda: Chilinidae) in the Napostá Grande stream, Southern Pampas, Argentina

Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 71-78

  Martin, Pablo R ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL SUR   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Allometric growth; Chilinidae; Shell breakage; Shell morphological variation

Indexed keywords

BASOMMATOPHORA; CHILINA; CHILINIDAE; GASTROPODA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 0037398450     PISSN: 01650521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/snfe.38.1.71.14032     Document Type: Article

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