Genetic diversity of freshwater crabs (Brachyura: Sesarmidae) from central Jamaica with description of a new species

Journal of Natural History

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 469-481

  Schubart, Christoph D ^a   Koller, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Crustacea; Decapoda; mtDNA sequence; Sesarma mendies; Sesarma windsor

Indexed keywords

CRAB; GENETIC VARIATION; NEW SPECIES; TAXONOMY;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; GREATER ANTILLES; JAMAICA; OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

BRACHYURA; CRUSTACEA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); GASTROPODA; INVERTEBRATA; PSEUDOTHELPHUSIDAE; RHIZOPHORACEAE; SESARMA; SESARMA BIDENTATUM; SESARMA WINDSOR; SESARMIDAE;

EID: 12444341009     PISSN: 00222933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222930410001671291     Document Type: Article

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