Biogeographic patterns in life-history traits of the yellow clam, Mesodesma mactroides, in sandy beaches of South America

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 872-880

  Fiori, Sandra ^a   Defeo, Omar ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL SUR   (Argentina)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA APLICADA   (Mexico)

^c Unidad en Desarrollo de Ciencias del Mar   (Uruguay)

Author keywords

Bivalves; Macroecology; Sandy beaches; Yellow clam

Indexed keywords

LARVA; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MORTALITY; PLANKTON; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION GROWTH; SHELLFISH; SPECIES RICHNESS;

ATLANTIC COAST [SOUTH AMERICA]; SOUTH AMERICA;

BIVALVIA; MESODESMA MACTROIDES;

EID: 33746830770     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2112/04-0409.1     Document Type: Article

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