Allometry of the gastropod Melanopsis praemorsa (Thiaridae: Prosobranchia) from Azraq Oasis, Jordan

Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1359-1363

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

^a HASHEMITE UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Allometry; Gastropod; Growth model; Melanopsis; Population structure; Shell morphometrics

Indexed keywords

GASTROPODA; MELANOPSIS PRAEMORSA; PROSOBRANCHIA; THIARIDAE;

EID: 33745801064     PISSN: 10288880     EISSN: 18125735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2006.1359.1363     Document Type: Article

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