Effect of epibiosis on the fitness of the sandy shore snail Batillaria zonalis in Hong Kong

Marine Biology

Volumn 146, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 695-705

  Chan, Damgy H L ^a   Chan, Benny K K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EPIBIOSIS; FITNESS; HOST-SYMBIONT INTERACTION; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; SNAIL;

ASIA; CHINA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONG KONG; WORLD;

BALANUS RETICULATUS; BATILLARIA ZONALIS; GASTROPODA; OSTREIDAE; SACCOSTREA CUCCULLATA; THORACICA;

EID: 15244356190     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-004-1468-6     Document Type: Article

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