Shell morphological variation of Littoraria angulifera among and within mangroves in NE Brazil

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 559, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 193-202

  Tanaka, Marcel O ^a   Maia, Rafaela C ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MATO GROSSO DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Desiccation; Littoraria; Mangrove; Morphometry; Periwinkle; Shell variation

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; MORPHOLOGY;

DESSICATION; LITTORARIA; MANGROVE; MORPHOMETRY; PERIWINKLE; SHELL VARIATION;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

GASTROPOD; MANGROVE; MORPHOLOGY; SHELL; SOLAR RADIATION;

BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

CATHARANTHUS ROSEUS; LITTORARIA; LITTORARIA ANGULIFERA; OSTREIDAE; RHIZOPHORACEAE;

EID: 32144433893     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-005-1449-x     Document Type: Article

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