On the reproductive biology and impact of imposex in a population of Buccinanops monilifer from Mar del Plata, Argentina

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 729-734

  Averbuj, Andrés ^a,b,c   Penchaszadeh, Pablo E ^b,c  

^a CENTRO NACIONAL PATAGÓNICO   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^c MUSEO ARGENTINO DE CIENCIAS NATURALES BERNARDINO RIVADAVIA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Cannibalism; Embryonic development; Imposex; Low fecundity

Indexed keywords

BEACH NOURISHMENT; BIOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; BODY SIZE; CANNIBALISM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FECUNDITY; GASTROPOD; IMPOSEX; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEX RATIO; SPAWNING;

GASTROPODA; NASSARIIDAE;

EID: 77953612225     PISSN: 00253154     EISSN: 14697769     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0025315409990956     Document Type: Article

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