Shell interpopulation variation and its origin in Pomacea canaliculata (Gastropoda: Ampullariidae) from Southern Pampas, Argentina

Journal of Molluscan Studies

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 301-310

  Estebenet, Alejandra L ^a   Martin, Pablo R ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL SUR   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERPOPULATION VARIATION; MORPHOLOGY; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; SHELL; SNAIL;

ARGENTINA; PAMPAS; SOUTH AMERICA;

AMPULLARIIDAE; BASOMMATOPHORA; FRAXINUS; GASTROPODA; INVERTEBRATA; POMACEA; POMACEA CANALICULATA;

EID: 0346735421     PISSN: 02601230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/mollus/69.4.301     Document Type: Article

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