African amphibious fishes and the invasion of the land by the tetrapods

South African Journal of Zoology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 115-118

  Gordon, Malcolm S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIOUS FISH; BLENNY; INTERTIDAL HABITAT; LAND INVASION; MUDSKIPPER; ROCKSKIPPER; TETRAPOD;

AFRICA;

BLENNIIDAE; GOBIIDAE;

EID: 0031774926     PISSN: 02541858     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02541858.1998.11448460     Document Type: Article

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