Comparative biology of two Japanese freshwater crabs Geothelphusa exigua and G. dehaani (Decapoda, Brachyura, Potamidae)

Journal of Crustacean Biology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 299-308

  Okano, Tomokazu ^a   Suzuki, Hiroshi ^a   Miura, Tomoyuki ^a  

^a KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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Indexed keywords

GEOTHELPHUSA DEHAANI; GEOTHELPHUSA EXIGUA;

EID: 0034194533     PISSN: 02780372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1651/0278-0372(2000)020[0299:cbotjf]2.0.co;2     Document Type: Article

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