A note on the unusual crustacean community of a temporary pool in the northern cape

Southern African Journal of Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 22, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 100-104

  Hamer, M ^a   Rayner, N A ^b  

^a NATAL MUSEUM   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Branchiopoda; Calanoida; Diversity; New records; Temporary pool

Indexed keywords

EID: 0005784089     PISSN: 10183469     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10183469.1996.9631376     Document Type: Article

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