Feeding behavior, phylogeny, and toxinology of Conus furvus Reeve, 1843 (Gastropoda: Neogastropoda: Conidae)

Nautilus

Volumn 122, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 143-150

  Espino, Samuel S ^a,b   Heralde III, Frank M ^c   Olivera, Baldomero M ^d   Kohn, Alan J ^a   Corneli, Patrice Showers ^d   Santos, Ameurfina D ^c   Villanueva, James A ^a   Concepcion, Gisela P ^e  

^a University of the Philippines Diliman   (Philippines)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES VISAYAS   (Philippines)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES   (Philippines)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^e University of the Philippines Diliman   (Philippines)

Author keywords

Conoidea; Conotoxins; Phylogeny; Radular morphology; RT PCR; Snail hunting cone snail

Indexed keywords

CONIDAE; CONOIDEA; CONUS FURVUS; CONUS OMARIA; CONUS VICTORIAE; GASTROPODA; NEOGASTROPODA;

EID: 54449100077     PISSN: 00281344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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