Relative growth and reproduction in tunisian populations of hexaplex trunculus with contrasting imposex levels

Journal of Shellfish Research

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 891-898

  Lahbib, Youssef ^a   Abidli, Sami ^a   El Menif, Najoua Trigui ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CARTHAGE   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Banded murex; Gastropoda; Growth; Hexaplex trunculus; Imposex; Reproduction; Tributyltin

Indexed keywords

GASTROPODA; HEXAPLEX TRUNCULUS; PHYLLONOTUS TRUNCULUS;

EID: 71649088798     PISSN: 07308000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2983/035.028.0419     Document Type: Article

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