The effects of temperature, body size, and hydration state on the terrestrial locomotion of the crayfish Orconectes rusticus

Journal of Crustacean Biology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 218-223

  Claussen, Dennis L ^a   Hopper, Ryan A ^b   Sanker, Amy M ^a  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DEPAUW UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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ORCONECTES RUSTICUS;

EID: 0034193697     PISSN: 02780372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1651/0278-0372(2000)020[0218:teotbs]2.0.co;2     Document Type: Article

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