Effects of oviposition substrate on lifetime fecundity of the terrestrial pulmonate Bradybaena similaris

Journal of Conchology

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1-9

  Asami, T ^a   Ohbayashi, K ^b  

^a SHINSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bradybaena; Breeding technique; Clutch size; Fecundity; Gastropoda; Model species; Oviposition

Indexed keywords

EID: 0040120661     PISSN: 00220019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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