Winter distribution, density and size of Mesodesma mactroides (Bivalvia, Mactracea) in Monte Hermoso beach (Argentina)
The yellow clam Mesodesma mactroides (Deshayes, 1854) is a seasonal migrant that moves in spring to the sandy upper intertidal level. In this paper we analyze the spatial distribution of density and mean shell size of the yellow clam population in Monte Hermoso beach (Argentina) in winter 1995, i.e....
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Universidade de São Paulo
2004-03-01
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Series: | Brazilian Journal of Oceanography |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-87592004000100001 |