The effect of human use of sandy beaches on developmental stability of Talitrus saltator (Montagu, 1808) (Crustacea, Amphipoda). A study on fluctuating asymmetry

Marine Ecology

Volumn 29, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2008, Pages 91-98

  Barca Bravo, Sandra ^a,b   Servia, María J ^a,b   Cobo, Fernando ^a,b   Gonzalez, Marcos A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

^b Estación de Hidrobioloxía Encoro do Con   (Spain)

Author keywords

Sandy beaches; Spain; Talitrus saltator; Tourist pressure

Indexed keywords

AMPHIPOD; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BEACH; COASTAL ZONE; DEVELOPMENTAL STABILITY; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; FLUCTUATING ASYMMETRY; POLLUTION EFFECT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; GALICIA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

AMPHIPODA; CRUSTACEA; TALITRUS SALTATOR;

EID: 44949091324     PISSN: 01739565     EISSN: 14390485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0485.2007.00208.x     Document Type: Article

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