The invasive snail Melanoides tuberculata in Argentina and Paraguay

Limnologica

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 281-284

  Peso, Juana G ^a   Pérez, Diego C ^b   Vogler, Roberto E ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE MISIONES   (Argentina)

^b Yacyretá Binational Entity ^*  (Argentina)

^c La Plata Museum ^*  (Argentina)

Author keywords

Argentina; Distribution; Invasion; Melanoides tuberculata; Paraguay

Indexed keywords

COLONIZATION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DISPERSAL; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ECOSYSTEM STRUCTURE; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; HABITAT SELECTION; INVASIVE SPECIES; LENTIC ENVIRONMENT; LOTIC ENVIRONMENT; NATIVE SPECIES; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SNAIL;

ARGENTINA; PARAGUAY;

GASTROPODA; MELANOIDES TUBERCULATA;

EID: 80054015098     PISSN: 00759511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.limno.2010.12.001     Document Type: Review

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