Molluscan models in evolutionary biology: Apple snails (Gastropoda: Ampullariidae) as a system for addressing fundamental questions

American Malacological Bulletin

Volumn 27, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 47-58

  Hayes, Kenneth A ^a   Cowie, Robert H ^a   Jorgensen, Aslak ^b   Schultheiß, Roland ^c   Albrecht, Christian ^c   Thiengo, Silvana C ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Biogeography; Freshwater; Pomacea; Speciation

Indexed keywords

AMPULLARIIDAE; BASOMMATOPHORA; GASTROPODA; MALUS X DOMESTICA; MOLLUSCA; POMACEA;

EID: 69149106350     PISSN: 07402783     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4003/006.027.0204     Document Type: Conference Paper

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