The first record of a terrestrial crustacean, Porcellio scaber (Isopoda, Porcellionidae), from sub-Antarctic Marion Island

Polar Biology

Volumn 25, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 855-858

  Slabber, S ^a   Chown, S L ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; CRUSTACEAN; INTRODUCED SPECIES; NEW SPECIES;

INDIAN OCEAN; MARION ISLAND;

CRUSTACEA; INVERTEBRATA; ISOPODA; MUS MUSCULUS; PORCELLIO SCABER; PORCELLIONIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0036923491     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00300-002-0420-9     Document Type: Article

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