Variation in adult shell morphology and life-history traits in the land snail Oreohelix cooperi in relation to biotic and abiotic factors

Journal of Molluscan Studies

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 129-137

  Anderson, T K ^a   Weaver, K F ^b   Guralnick, R P ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BIVALVE; CALCIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MORPHOLOGY; OVIPARITY; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION SIZE; SHELL; SNAIL; VIVIPARITY;

BLACK HILLS; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WYOMING;

BIVALVIA; GASTROPODA; OREOHELIX; STYLOMMATOPHORA;

EID: 34547807663     PISSN: 02601230     EISSN: 14643766     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/mollus/eym006     Document Type: Article

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