The fish fauna of the Iwokrama Forest

Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia

Volumn 154, Issue , 2005, Pages 39-53

  Watkins, Graham ^a   Saul, William ^b   Holm, Erling ^c   Watson, Cynthia ^d   Arjoon, Deokie ^e   Bicknell, Jake ^f  

^a Iwokrama International Centre for Rain Forest Conservation and Development   (Guyana)

^b ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES OF DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL HISTORY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

^e Ctr the Stud of Biol Diversity   (Guyana)

^f Bina Hill Institute   (Guyana)

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EID: 15944420231     PISSN: 00973157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1635/0097-3157(2004)154[0039:TFFOTI]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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