Dispersal and population structure of two sympatric species of the mediterranean land snail genus Mastus (Gastropoda, Pulmonata, Enidae)

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 131-144

  Parmakelis, A ^a   Mylonas, M ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Biology of reproduction; Crete; Genetic diversity; Habitat preference; Life history traits; Population density; Spatial ecology

Indexed keywords

GENETIC VARIATION; HABITAT SELECTION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION STRUCTURE; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SYMPATRY;

ENIDAE; GASTROPODA; MASTUS; PULMONATA; STYLOMMATOPHORA;

EID: 4544270694     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2004.00375.x     Document Type: Article

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