Taxonomy and ecology of two endemic freshwater crabs from western jamaica with the description of a new sesarma species (Brachyura: Grapsidae: Sesarminae)

Journal of Natural History

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 403-419

  Schubart, C D ^a   Reimer, J ^a   Diesel, R ^a   Turkay M ^b  

^a BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b SENCKENBERG RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cave; Ecology; Freshwater; Grapsidae; Jamaica; New species; Radiation; Sesarma; Sesarminae; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

CAVERNICOLE; FRESHWATER CRAB; NEW SPECIES; TAXONOMY;

JAMAICA;

DECAPODA; SESARMA BIDENTATUM; SESARMA FOSSARUM; SESARMA WINDSOR; SESARMA;

EID: 0030620307     PISSN: 00222933     EISSN: 14645262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222939700770201     Document Type: Article

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