The alien mollusc Rapana venosa (Valenciennes, 1846; Gastropoda, Muricidae) in the Northern Adriatic Sea: Population structure and shell morphology

Chemistry and Ecology

Volumn 20, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2004, Pages

  Savini, D ^a   Castellazzi, M ^a   Favruzzo, M ^a   Occhipinti Ambrogi, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alien species; Molluscs; Northern Adriatic Sea; Population structure; Rapana venosa

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOGRAPHY; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; ECOMORPHOLOGY; MOLLUSC; POPULATION STRUCTURE;

ADRIATIC SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

BIVALVIA; EMILIA; GASTROPODA; MOLLUSCA; MURICIDAE; RAPANA VENOSA;

EID: 5044250680     PISSN: 02757540     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02757540310001629242     Document Type: Article

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