Population structure and shell morphometrics of the Gastropod Theodoxus macri (Neritidae: Prosobranchia) from Azraq Oasis, Jordan

Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 549-552

  Elkarmi, Ali Z ^a   Ismail, Naim S ^a  

^a HASHEMITE UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Azraq Oasis; Jordan; Population structure; Shell morphometrics; Theodoxus

Indexed keywords

GASTROPODA; NERITIDAE; PROSOBRANCHIA; THEODOXUS;

EID: 33646245201     PISSN: 10288880     EISSN: 18125735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2006.549.552     Document Type: Article

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