A snail's space sets a snail's pace: Movement rates of Lavigeria gastropods in Lake Tanganyika, East Africa

Journal of Molluscan Studies

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 195-198

  Michel, Ellinor ^a,c   McIntyre, Peter B ^b,c   Chan, Jessica ^c  

^a DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^b Cornell University ^*  (United States)

^c The University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABATEMENT COST; BENTHOS; BODY SIZE; ENDEMIC SPECIES; MATE RECOGNITION; MOVEMENT; PARASITISM; REPRODUCTIVE STATUS; SNAIL;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICAN LAKES; LAKE TANGANYIKA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

GASTROPODA; LAVIGERIA; LAVIGERIA GRANDIS; LAVIGERIA NASSA;

EID: 34547786588     PISSN: 02601230     EISSN: 14643766     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/mollus/eym013     Document Type: Article

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