Size-mass relationships of Melanoides tuberculatus (Thiaridae: Gastropoda) in a eutrophic reservoir
This study evaluated the relationships of certain allometric measurements in Melanoides tuberculatus Muller, 1774, in order to develop a statistical model to estimate the biomass of this mollusc species. We measured the total length and aperture of 70 shells. These measurements were correlated with...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Pensoft Publishers
2010-10-01
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| Series: | Zoologia (Curitiba) |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-46702010000500004 |