The gastropod statolith: A tool for determining the age of Nassarius reticulatus

Marine Biology

Volumn 146, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1139-1144

  Barroso, C M ^a   Nunes, M ^a   Richardson, C A ^b   Moreira, M H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^b BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; GASTROPOD; STATOLITH;

ANIMALIA; GASTROPODA; NASSARIUS RETICULATUS;

EID: 18644375052     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-004-1516-2     Document Type: Article

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