Low specific conductivity limits growth and survival of the New Zealand mud snail from the Upper Owens River, California

Western North American Naturalist

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 324-333

  Herbst, David B ^a   Bogan, Michael T ^b   Lusardi, Robert A ^c  

^a Departments of Cognitive Science and Neurosciences   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Hydrobiidae; Invasive species; New Zealand mud snail; Physiological stress; Potamopyrgus antipodarum; Specific conductivity; Upper Owens River

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; GASTROPODA; HYDROBIIDAE; INVERTEBRATA; POTAMOPYRGUS ANTIPODARUM;

EID: 54149098130     PISSN: 15270904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3398/1527-0904(2008)68[324:LSCLGA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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