Diversity and ecological significance of deep-burrowing macrocrustaceans in coastal tropical waters of the Americas (Decapoda: Thalassinidea)

Interciencia

Volumn 26, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 440-449

  Felder, Darryl L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioturbation; Burrowing; Mudshrimp; Thalassinideans

Indexed keywords

EID: 0041914398     PISSN: 03781844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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