Allozyme variation amongst populations of the freshwater crab, Potamonautes perlatus (Decapoda: Potamonautidae) in the Berg River system, Western Cape

South African Journal of Zoology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 64-68

  Daniels, Savel R ^a   Gibbons, Mark J ^a   Stewart, Barbara A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOZYME; CRAB; GENETIC VARIATION; POPULATION GENETICS;

BERG RIVER; SOUTH AFRICA; WESTERN CAPE PROVINCE;

DECAPODA; POTAMONAUTES PERLATUS;

EID: 0032722783     PISSN: 02541858     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02541858.1999.11448489     Document Type: Article

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