Intraspecific competition and development of size structure in the invasive snail Potamopyrgus antipodarum (Gray, 1853)

American Malacological Bulletin

Volumn 19, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 33-37

  Richards, David C ^a,b   Shinn, Dianne Cazier ^c  

^a EcoAnalysts Incorporated   (United States)

^b MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c IDAHO POWER COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Intraspecific competition; Potamopyrgus antipodarum; Size hierarchy

Indexed keywords

GASTROPODA; INVERTEBRATA; POTAMOPYRGUS ANTIPODARUM;

EID: 33646592607     PISSN: 07402783     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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