Preservation of species diversity and abundances in pacific island land snail death assemblages

Journal of Conchology

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 155-169

  Rundell, Rebecca J ^a   Cowie, Robert H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Land snails; Mollusca; Pacific islands; Taphonomy

Indexed keywords

GASTROPODA; MOLLUSCA; STYLOMMATOPHORA;

EID: 0842280711     PISSN: 00220019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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