Repeatability of energy metabolism and resistance to dehydration in the invasive slug Limax maximus

Invertebrate Biology

Volumn 131, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 11-18

  Gaitán Espitia, Juan Diego ^a   Franco, Marcela ^a   Bartheld, José Luis ^a   Nespolo, Roberto F ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUSTRAL DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Bioenergetic; Gastropod; Heritability; Water balance

Indexed keywords

GASTROPODA; LIMAX MAXIMUS; MOLLUSCA;

EID: 84858150991     PISSN: 10778306     EISSN: 17447410     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7410.2011.00255.x     Document Type: Article

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