Is the Queen conch Strombus gigas (Mesogastropoda: Strombidae) a species with Allee effect?

The marine park of Xel-Há has a population of Strombus gigas which breeds in the area. We determined the relationship between reproductive activity, conch density and environmental parameters. Samples were collected from February to December 2012, using the transect method, at four sites of Marine P...

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Main Authors: Dalila Aldana Aranda, José Francisco Chávez Villegas, Manuel Sánchez Crespo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Vicerractoría Investigación 2014-09-01
Series:Revista de Biología Tropical
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-77442014000700021&lng=en&tlng=en