Growth models and shell morphometrics of two populations of Melanoides tuberculata (Thiaridae) living in hot springs and freshwater pools

Journal of Limnology

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 90-96

  Elkarmi, Ali Z ^a   Ismail, Naim S ^a  

^a HASHEMITE UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Growth models; Melanoides tuberculata; Nonlinear models; Shell morphometrics; Thiaridae

Indexed keywords

AGE; FRESHWATER; GROWTH MODELING; MORPHOMETRY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SHELL; SNAIL; THERMAL SPRING; WATER TEMPERATURE;

ASIA; AZRAQ BASIN; EURASIA; MIDDLE EAST;

GASTROPODA; MELANOIDES TUBERCULATA; THIARIDAE;

EID: 40949094456     PISSN: 11295767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/jlimnol.2007.90     Document Type: Article

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