An oasis for alien benthic foraminifera in the Aegean Sea

Aquatic Invasions

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 191-195

  Meriç, Engin ^a   Yokeş, M Baki ^b   Avşar, Niyazi ^c   Bircan, Cüneyt ^d  

^a Haliç University Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics ^*  (Turkey)

^b HALIC UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^d ÇANAKKALE ONSEKIZ MART UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Aegean sea; Alien species; Euthymonacha polita; Foraminifera; Turkey

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955950772     PISSN: 17986540     EISSN: 18185487     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3391/ai.2010.5.2.10     Document Type: Article

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