Behavior and ecology of Speleonectes epilimnius (Remipedia, Speleonectidae) from surface water of an anchialine cave on San Salvador Island, Bahamas

Crustaceana

Volumn 72, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 979-991

  Carpenter, Jerry H ^a  

^a NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; CAVERNICOLOUS SPECIES; CRUSTACEAN;

BAHAMAS; SAN SALVADOR ISLAND;

CRUSTACEA; INVERTEBRATA; REMIPEDIA; SPELEONECTES; SPELEONECTES EPILIMNIUS; SPELEONECTIDAE;

EID: 0033496283     PISSN: 0011216X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156854099503889     Document Type: Article

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