The ecology of a subterranean isopod, Caecidotea tridentata

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 249-259

  Edler, C ^a   Dodds, W K ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; SUBTERRANEAN ISOPOD;

USA, KANSAS, KONZA PRAIRIE;

AMPHIPODA; BACTRURUS HUBRICHTI; CAECIDOTEA TRIDENTATA; ISOPODA;

EID: 0029768384     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2427.1996.00497.x     Document Type: Article

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