Pattern of species succession of soft-bottom macrofauna in the estuaries of Goa, west coast of India

Current Science

Volumn 85, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1458-1464

  Harkantra, Sadanand N ^a   Rodrigues, Nimi R ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (India)

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AMPHIPODA; BIVALVIA; CARDIUM; ECHIURA; NEMATODA; NEREIS; POLYCHAETA; THALASSEMA; UROTHOE;

EID: 4444292726     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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