Sexual polymorphism in a population of Strombus canarium Linnaeus, 1758 (Mollusca: Gastropoda) at Merambong Shoal, Malaysia

Zoological Studies

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 318-325

  Cob, Zaidi Che ^a   Arshad, Aziz ^b   Idris, Mohd Hanafi ^b   Bujang, Japar Sidik ^b   Ghaffar, Mazlan Abd ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Allometric analysis; Dog conch; Imposex; Polymorphism

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CANARIUM; CANIS FAMILIARIS; GASTROPODA; MOLLUSCA; STROMBUS;

EID: 69149084343     PISSN: 10215506     EISSN: 1810522X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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