Shell shape and tissue withdrawal depth in 14 species of temperate intertidal snail

Journal of Molluscan Studies

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 235-240

  Edgell, Timothy C ^a,b   Miyashita, Tetsuto ^a,b  

^a BAMFIELD MARINE SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FITNESS; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; MORPHOLOGY; PREDATION; SHELL; SNAIL;

GASTROPODA; LITTORINA; NUCELLA;

EID: 68349152585     PISSN: 02601230     EISSN: 14643766     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/mollus/eyp018     Document Type: Article

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