Patterns of abundance, growth and size of the tropical intertidal chiton Acanthopleura gemmata

Molluscan Research

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 48-52

  Barbosa, S S ^a   Kelaher, B P ^b   Byrne, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coral reef; Great barrier reef; Polyplacophora; Population biology

Indexed keywords

ACANTHOPLEURA GEMMATA; ANTHOZOA; GEMMATA; POLYPLACOPHORA;

EID: 84855221283     PISSN: 13235818     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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