A new species of Elasmopus from Australia and its variation in density with respect to physical architecture of coralline algal turf

Journal of Crustacean Biology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 861-873

  Kelaher, B P ^a   Lowry, J K ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; AMPHIPODA; CRUSTACEA; ELASMOPUS; ELASMOPUS WARRA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 0036842494     PISSN: 02780372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1651/0278-0372(2002)022[0861:ansoef]2.0.co;2     Document Type: Article

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