Ecology and distribution of the veined rapa whelk Rapana venosa (Valenciennes, 1846) in Sinop peninsula (Southern Central Black Sea), Turkey

Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 51-58

  Culha, Mehmet ^a   Bat, Levent ^a   Dogan, Alper ^b   Dagli, Ertan ^b  

^a SINOP UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Black Sea; Distribution; Ecology; Growth parameters; Sinop peninsula; The veined rapa whelk

Indexed keywords

EID: 58149382460     PISSN: 16805593     EISSN: 1993601X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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