Comparison of desert valvata snail growth at three densities of the invasive New Zealand mudsnail

Western North American Naturalist

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 103-106

  Lysne, Steven ^a   Koetsier, Peter ^a  

^a BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Desert valvata; Invasive species; Mudsnail; Snail growth

Indexed keywords

GASTROPODA; INVERTEBRATA; POTAMOPYRGUS ANTIPODARUM; VALVATA UTAHENSIS;

EID: 42249083426     PISSN: 15270904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3398/1527-0904(2008)68[103:CODVSG]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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