Brooding patterns in three freshwater mussels of the genus Elliptio in the Broad River in South Carolina

American Malacological Bulletin

Volumn 29, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 121-126

  Price, Jennifer E ^a,b,d   Eads, Chris B ^c  

^a SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

broods; consecutive reproduction; Elliptio angustata; Elliptio complanata; Elliptio roanokensis

Indexed keywords

ELLIPTIO; ELLIPTIO ANGUSTATA; ELLIPTIO COMPLANATA; ELLIPTIO ROANOKENSIS;

EID: 79953706913     PISSN: 07402783     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4003/006.029.0203     Document Type: Article

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