Occurrence, Abundance, and Length Frequency Distribution of Queen Conch, Strombus gigas (Gastropoda) in Shallow Waters of the Jaragua National Park, Dominican Republic

Caribbean Journal of Science

Volumn 35, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 70-82

  Posada, Juan M ^a,b   Mateo, R Ivan ^a   Nemeth, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD SIMÓN BOLÍVAR   (Venezuela)

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EID: 0348135021     PISSN: 00086452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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