The current status and habitats of the Illinois Cave amphipod, Gammarus acherondytes hubricht and mackin (crustacea: Amphipoda)

Journal of Cave and Karst Studies

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 172-178

  Webb, D W ^a   Page, L M ^a   Taylor, S J ^a   Krejca, J K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOTA; CAVE; UNDERGROUND ENVIRONMENT;

GAMMARUS;

EID: 0032445075     PISSN: 10906924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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