Diversity and conservation of the land snail fauna of the western pacific islands of belau (republic of palau, oceania)

American Malacological Bulletin

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 81-90

  Rundell, Rebecca J ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Biogeography; Distribution; Management; Micronesia

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CAENOGASTROPODA; DIPLOMMATINIDAE; GASTROPODA; PARTULIDAE; STYLOMMATOPHORA;

EID: 77749280218     PISSN: 07402783     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4003/006.028.0223     Document Type: Conference Paper

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