Habitat use by the hymenosomatid crab Amarinus lacustris (Chilton) in two south-eastern Australian rivers

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 37-44

  Johnston, Kerrylyn ^a   Robson, Belinda J ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Decapoda; False spider crabs; Freshwater crabs; Hymenosomatidae; Log linear modelling; Pools; Riffles

Indexed keywords

CRAB; HABITAT USE; HYDROLOGICAL REGIME; POOL-RIFFLE SEQUENCE; REPRODUCTION;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; HOPKINS RIVER; MERRI CREEK; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA]; WORLD;

AMARINUS LACUSTRIS;

EID: 14844326675     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF04219     Document Type: Article

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