Variation in length-frequency distributions of zebra mussels (Dreissena polymorpha) within and between three baltic sea subregions: Szczecin lagoon, curonian lagoon, and gulf of Finland

Quagga and Zebra Mussels: Biology, Impacts, and Control, Second Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 725-739

  Fenske, Christiane ^a   Zaiko, Anastasija ^b   Woźniczka, Adam ^c   Dahlke, Sven ^a   Orlova, Marina I ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

^b KLAIPEDA UNIVERSITY   (Lithuania)

^c NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Poland)

^d ZOOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

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DOI: 10.1201/b15437     Document Type: Chapter

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