A contribution to the taxonomy and ecology of the Ostracoda (Crustacea) from Verlorenvlei (Western Cape, South Africa)

South African Journal of Zoology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 23-36

  Martens, K ^a   Davies, B R ^b   Baxter, A J ^b   Meadows, M E ^b  

^a ROYAL BELGIAN INSTITUTE OF NATURAL SCIENCES   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRUSTACEAN FAUNA; SALINITY;

SOUTH AFRICA, CAPE PROVINCE, VERLORENVLEI;

OSTRACODA;

EID: 0030446892     PISSN: 02541858     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02541858.1996.11448392     Document Type: Article

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