Biology and conservation of the rare New Zealand land snail Paryphanta busbyi watti (Mollusca, Pulmonata)

Invertebrate Biology

Volumn 122, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 241-251

  Stringer, Ian A N ^a   Bassett, Suzanne M ^b   McLean, Megan J ^c   McCartney, Jay ^b   Parrish, G Richard ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION   (New Zealand)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Behavior; Harmonic radar

Indexed keywords

GASTROPODA; INVERTEBRATA; MOLLUSCA; PARYPHANTA BUSBYI; PHERETIMA SIEBOLDI; PULMONATA; STYLOMMATOPHORA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0141813430     PISSN: 10778306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7410.2003.tb00088.x     Document Type: Article

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