A coexistence mechanism for two freshwater prawns in the Paraná River floodplain, Argentina

Journal of Crustacean Biology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 219-225

  Collins, Pablo Agustín ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE LIMNOLOGÍA CONICET UNL   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL LITORAL   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); MACROBRACHIUM BORELLII; PALAEMONETES; PALAEMONETES ARGENTINUS;

EID: 18744383962     PISSN: 02780372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1651/C-2528     Document Type: Article

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