Population density and age structure of the freshwater pearl mussel, Margaritifera margaritifera, in two Iberian rivers

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 485-496

  Outeiro, Adolfo ^a   Ondina, Paz ^a   Fernández, Carlos ^a   Amaro, Rafaela ^a   Miguel, Eduardo San ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Adaptive sampling; Endangered species; Length age key; Margaritifera margaritifera; Peripheral populations

Indexed keywords

BIVALVIA; MARGARITIFERA MARGARITIFERA; UNIONOIDA;

EID: 38649143635     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: 13652427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.2007.01913.x     Document Type: Article

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