The occurrence of Anostracans - Fairy shrimps Branchipus schaefferi in vernal pools of Bahrain

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 447-460

  Al Sayed, Hashim ^a   Zainal, Khadija ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAHRAIN   (Bahrain)

Author keywords

Anostracans; Arid environment; Bahrain; Branchiopods; Branchipus; Crustacean; Fairy shrimps; Phyllopods; Vernal

Indexed keywords

ARID ENVIRONMENT; CRUSTACEAN; DORMANCY; EMERGENCE; EPHEMERAL POOL; POPULATION ECOLOGY; SURVIVAL;

ASIA; BAHRAIN; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; MIDDLE EAST; WORLD;

ANOSTRACA; BRANCHIOPODA; BRANCHIPUS; BRANCHIPUS SCHAEFFERI; CRUSTACEA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); NOTOSTRACA;

EID: 13244254135     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2004.06.008     Document Type: Article

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