Practical applications for systematics and taxonomy in North American freshwater gastropod conservation

Journal of the North American Benthological Society

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 471-483

  Perez, Kathryn E ^a   Minton, Russell L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT MONROE   (United States)

Author keywords

Conservation; Freshwater; Gastropods; Snail; Systematics; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION PLANNING; SNAIL; SPECIES CONSERVATION; TAXONOMY;

GASTROPODA;

EID: 41849088546     PISSN: 08873593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1899/07-059.1     Document Type: Review

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