Role of lungs and gills in an African fresh-water crab, Potamonautes warreni (Decapoda: Potamoidea), in gas exchange with water, with air, and during exercise

Journal of Crustacean Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 596-608

  Adamczewska, A M ^a   Van Aardt, W J ^b   Morris, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); POTAMOIDEA; POTAMONAUTES WARRENI;

EID: 0030778865     PISSN: 02780372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1549363     Document Type: Article

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