Growth models and shell morphometrics of two populations of Melanoides tuberculata (Thiaridae) living in hot springs and freshwater pools

Two morphologically different populations of snail, Melanoides tuberculata (Muller, 1774), were observed at Azraq Oasis, Jordan. Snails at the hot spring, where water temperature is higher than ambient, looked larger than those at the pools. The purpose of this study is to find out if there are diff...

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Main Authors: Naim S. ISMAIL, Ali Z. ELKARMI
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2007-08-01
Series:Journal of Limnology
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Online Access:http://www.jlimnol.it/index.php/jlimnol/article/view/188