Observations on the frequency of claw loss in the crayfish Procambarus clarkii

Journal of the World Aquaculture Society

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 485-490

  Powell, Mickie L ^a   Hammer, Hugh S ^a   Watts, Stephen A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTACOIDEA; PROCAMBARUS CLARKII;

EID: 0032264192     PISSN: 08938849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-7345.1998.tb00673.x     Document Type: Article

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