Intraspecific life history variation in the southern oyster drill, Stramonita haemastoma: Patterns and causes

Journal of Shellfish Research

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 149-155

  Brown, Kenneth M ^a   Mcdonough, Michael ^a   Richardson, Terry D ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Environmental causes; Life history; Oyster drill; Population ecology; Stramonita haemastoma

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GASTROPOD; INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION; LIFE HISTORY; PREDATION; REPRODUCTION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF MEXICO;

DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); GASTROPODA; MURICIDAE; OSTREIDAE; STRAMONITA HAEMASTOMA;

EID: 2442576934     PISSN: 07308000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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