Evidence for cryptic speciation in Australian freshwater eel- tailed catfish, Tandanus tandanus (Teleostei: Plotosidae)

Copeia

Volumn , Issue 3, 1996, Pages 526-534

  Musyl, Michael K ^a,b,c   Keenan, Clive P ^a  

^a Southern Fisheries Centre   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGUILLIDAE; ANGUILLIFORMES; PLOTOSIDAE; TANDANUS; TANDANUS TANDANUS; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 0029950330     PISSN: 00458511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1447516     Document Type: Article

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