The scorpions (Arachnida: Scorpiones) of the aegean area: Current problems in taxonomyand biogeography

Belgian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 130, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2000, Pages 15-20

  Fet, Victor ^a   Braunwalder, Matt E ^b  

^a MARSHALL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Arachnodata   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARACHNIDA; EUSCORPIIDAE; EUSCORPIUS; SCORPIONES;

EID: 0042723691     PISSN: 07776276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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