Recorded natural predation of freshwater pearl mussels Margaritifera margaritifera (L.) in Scotland

Journal of Conchology

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 469-472

  Cosgrove, Peter ^a   Hastie, Lee ^b   Sime, Iain ^c  

^a Coilintra House ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^c SCOTTISH NATURAL HERITAGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Mortality; Mussel populations; Predators

Indexed keywords

MARGARITIFERA MARGARITIFERA; UNIONIDAE;

EID: 38349038144     PISSN: 00220019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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