Subtidal benthic polychaetes (Annelida) of the Gulf of Nicoya, Costa Rica

Revista de Biologia Tropical

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 69-80

  Dean, Harlan K ^a,b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JOHNSON AND WALES UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Benthos; Costa Rica; Eastern Pacific Ocean; Estuary; Feeding type; Grab; Gulf of Nicoya; Polychaeta; Seasonal

Indexed keywords

EID: 0007624034     PISSN: 00347744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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