An allozyme study of the blue swimmer crab, Portunus pelagicus (Crustacea: Portunidae), in Australia: Stock delineation southern Australia and evidence for a cryptic species in northern waters

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 15-26

  Bryars, Simon R ^a,c   Adams, Mark ^b  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b SOUTH AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRUSTACEAN; STOCK ASSESSMENT;

AUSTRALIA;

PORTUNUS PELAGICUS; PORTUNUS TRITUBERCULATUS;

EID: 0033017775     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF98075     Document Type: Article

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