Growth, morphometrics, size at maturity, sexual dimorphism and condition index of Austropotamobius torrentium Schrank

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 477, Issue , 2002, Pages 201-208

  Streissl, Franz ^a   Hoödl, Walter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Austropotamobius torrentium; Condition; Growth; Morphometrics; Sexual dimorphism

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; PROTECTION;

ENDANGERED SPECIES; PROTECTION MANAGEMENT;

MARINE BIOLOGY;

BODY CONDITION; CRAYFISH; GROWTH; MORPHOMETRY; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; SIZE AT MATURITY;

AUSTRIA;

ASTACIDEA; ASTACOIDEA; AUSTROPOTAMOBIUS; AUSTROPOTAMOBIUS TORRENTIUM; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 0036625013     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021046426577     Document Type: Article

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