Determinate growth and variable size at maturity in the marine gastropod Amphissa columbiana

American Malacological Bulletin

Volumn 22, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 7-15

  Pernet, Bruno ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Columbellidae; Growth; Maturation; Reproduction; Shell form

Indexed keywords

AMPHISSA COLUMBIANA; CANCER PRODUCTUS; COLUMBELLIDAE; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); GASTROPODA;

EID: 53649102969     PISSN: 07402783     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4003/0740-2783-22.1.7     Document Type: Article

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