The zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha Pallas) invades Ireland: Human mediated vectors and the potential for rapid intranational dispersal

Biology and Environment

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 23-30

  Minchin, Dan ^a   Maguire, Caitríona ^b   Rosell, Robert ^b  

^a Marina Village   (Ireland)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DREISSENA; DREISSENA POLYMORPHA;

EID: 0141462788     PISSN: 07917945     EISSN: 2009003X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3318/BIOE.2003.103.1.23     Document Type: Article

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