Density and body size of the larval stages of the invasive golden mussel (Limnoperna fortunei) in two neotropical rivers Densidade e tamanho dos estágios larvais do molusco invasor mexilhão dourado (Limnoperna fortunei) em dois rios neotropicais

AIM: The present study involved an analysis of the monthly variations in the population densities and body sizes of the different stages of planktonic larvae of the invasive golden mussel (Limnoperna fortunei), in the rivers Paraguay and Miranda; METHODS: The study was carried out between February 2...

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Main Authors: Vivianne Eilers, Márcia Divina de Oliveira, Kennedy Francis Roche
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Limnologia 2011-09-01
Series:Acta Limnologica Brasiliensia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2179-975X2011000300007