Reproduction and juvenile growth of the invasive apple snails Pomacea canaliculata and P. scalaris (Gastropoda: Ampullariidae) in Taiwan

Zoological Studies

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 61-68

  Wu, Jing Ying ^a   Wu, Yu Ting ^a   Li, Min Ching ^a   Chiu, Yuh Wen ^b   Liu, Ming Yie ^c   Liu, Li Lian ^a  

^a NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Apple snail; Gonad coverage; Hatching rate; Juvenile growth

Indexed keywords

AMPULLARIIDAE; GASTROPODA; MALUS X DOMESTICA; POMACEA CANALICULATA;

EID: 78650802059     PISSN: 10215506     EISSN: 1810522X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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