The effect of size-limited brood capacity on brood size in a freshwater bivalve

American Midland Naturalist

Volumn 151, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 274-285

  Beekey, Mark A ^a,c   Hornbach, Daniel J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b MACALESTER COLLEGE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIVALVE; BODY SIZE; BROOD SIZE; LIMITING FACTOR;

BIVALVIA; INVERTEBRATA; METATHERIA; SPHAERIIDAE; SPHAERIUM; SPHAERIUM STRIATINUM;

EID: 1942538294     PISSN: 00030031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1674/0003-0031(2004)151[0274:TEOSBC]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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