Vertical migration, orientation, aggregation, and fecundity of the freshwater mussel Lampsilis siliquoidea

Ohio Journal of Science

Volumn 103, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 73-78

  Perles, Stephanie J ^a   Christian, Alan D ^a   Berg, David J ^a  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATION BEHAVIOR; BIVALVE; FECUNDITY; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; HABITAT QUALITY; ORIENTATION; VERTICAL MIGRATION;

GREENE COUNTY [OHIO]; LITTLE MIAMI RIVER; NORTH AMERICA; OHIO; UNITED STATES;

BIVALVIA; LAMPSILIS; LAMPSILIS SILIQUOIDEA; METATHERIA; UNIONIDAE;

EID: 1642482284     PISSN: 00300950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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