Morphology and ecology of bivalve molluscs from Admiralty Bay, King George Island, Antarctica

Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 437-446

  Absher, Theresinha M ^a   Feijó, Angela R ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antarctic bivalves; Antarctica; Bivalve species; King George Island

Indexed keywords

EID: 31144441298     PISSN: 15168913     EISSN: 15168913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1516-89131998000400008     Document Type: Article

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