Habitat displacement and the mechanical and display functions of chelae in crayfish

Journal of Freshwater Ecology

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 485-492

  Levenbach, Stuart ^a   Hazlett, Brian A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTACOIDEA; CHELA; ORCONECTES VIRILIS;

EID: 0030458876     PISSN: 02705060     EISSN: 21566941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02705060.1996.9664477     Document Type: Article

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