Effects of tidal zonation on size and genetic traits of Mytilus edulis (L.) and Macoma balthica (L.)

Polskie Archiwum Hydrobiologii

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 431-445

  Hummel, Herman ^a   Bijok, Paweł ^b   Bogaards, Roelof ^a  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

^b POLISH ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (Poland)

Author keywords

Allozyme patterns; Genetic variability; Growth; Heterozygosity; Intertidal zonation; Macoma balthica; Mytilus edulis

Indexed keywords

EID: 2642593774     PISSN: 00323764     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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