Freshwater molluscs of the United States Military Academy drainages (West Point, NY) and comparative regional biodiversity of gastropods

Northeastern Naturalist

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 273-294

  Prezant, Robert S ^a   Chapman, Eric J ^a  

^a MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELLIPTIO; ELLIPTIO COMPLANATA; GASTROPODA; MOLLUSCA; PYGANODON; PYGANODON CATARACTA;

EID: 7544235841     PISSN: 10926194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1656/1092-6194(2004)011[0273:FMOTUS]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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