First observation of the giant clam Tridacna squamosa in French Polynesia: A species range extension

Coral Reefs

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 229-

  Gilbert, A ^a   Planes, S ^b,c   Andrefouet S ^a   Friedman, K ^d   Remoissenet, G ^e  

^a INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE PERPIGNAN   (France)

^c Centre de Recherche et Observatoire de l'Environnement   (French Polynesia)

^d SECRETARIAT OF THE PACIFIC COMMUNITY   (New Caledonia)

^e Service de la Peche   (French Polynesia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BARRIER REEF; BIVALVE; CHEMOTAXONOMY; COLONIZATION; DISPERSAL; GENETIC ANALYSIS; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; MORPHOLOGY; NEW RECORD; RANGE EXPANSION; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; TROPICAL REGION; TYPE SPECIMEN; ZOOGEOGRAPHY;

AUSTRAL ISLANDS; FRENCH POLYNESIA; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; POLYNESIA;

BIVALVIA; TRIDACNA SQUAMOSA;

EID: 34249884237     PISSN: 07224028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00338-007-0218-x     Document Type: Article

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