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Molluscan Publications - Rapana venosa
- Harding, J.M., Mann, R., Moeller, P. & Hsia, M. 2009. Mortality of the veined rapa whelk, Rapana venosa, in relation to a bloom of Alexandrium monilatum in the York River, United States. Journal of Shellfish Research. 28(2): 363-367.
- Harding, J.M., Gera, S.M. & Mann, R. 2008. Radula morphology in veined rapa whelks, Rapana venosa (Valenciennes, 1846)(Gastropoda: Muricidae) from Chesapeake Bay, USA. The Nautilus. 122(4):217-227.
- Harding, J.M., Mann, R. & C. Kilduff. 2008. Influence of environmental factors and female size on reproductive output in an invasive temperate marine gastropod Rapana venosa (Muricidae). Marine Biology. 155(6): 571-581.
- Harding, J.M., Kingsley-Smith, P., Savini, D., & R. Mann. 2007. Comparison of predation signatures left by Atlantic oyster drills (Urosalpinx cinerea Say, Muricidae) and veined rapa whelks (Rapana venosa Valenciennes, Muricidae) in bivalve prey. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 352(2007): 1-11.
- Harding, J.M., Mann, R. & C. W. Kilduff. 2007. The effects of female size on fecundity in a large marine gastropod Rapana venosa (Muricidae). Journal of Shellfish Research. 26(1): 33-42.
- Harding, J.M. 2006. Growth and development of veined rapa whelk Rapana venosa veligers. Journal of Shellfish Research. 25(3):941-946.
- Mann, R., Harding, J.M. & E. Westcott. 2006. Occurrence of imposex and seasonal patterns of gametogenesis in the invading veined rapa whelk Rapana venosa (Valenciennes, 1846) from Chesapeake Bay, USA. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 310:129-138.
- Harding, J.M. & R. Mann. 2005. Veined rapa whelk Rapana venosa range extensions in the Virginia waters of Chesapeake Bay, USA. Journal of Shellfish Research. 24(2): 381-385.
- Harding, J.M. 2003. Predation by blue crabs, Callinectes sapidus, on rapa whelks, Rapana venosa: possible natural controls for an invasive species? Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 297(2): 161-177.
- Mann, R. & J.M. Harding. 2003. Salinity tolerance of larval Rapana venosa: Implications for dispersal and establishment of an invading predatory gastropod on the North American Atlantic coast. Biological Bulletin. 204: 96-103.
- Savini, D., J. M. Harding, & R. Mann. 2002. Rapa whelk Rapana venosa (Valenciennes, 1846) predation rates on hard clams Mercenaria mercenaria (Linnaeus, 1758). Journal of Shellfish Research. 21(2). 777-779.
- Mann, R. & J.M. Harding. 2000. Invasion of the North American Atlantic coast by a large predatory Asian mollusc. Biological Invasions. 2:7-22.
- Harding, J.M. & R. Mann. 1999. Observations on the biology of the veined rapa whelk, Rapana venosa (Valenciennes, 1846) in the Chesapeake Bay. Journal of Shellfish Research. 18(1): 9-17.
