Life history and reproductive biology of the gilgie, Cherax quinquecarinatus, a freshwater crayfish endemic to southwestern Australia

Journal of Crustacean Biology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 251-262

  Beatty, Stephen J ^a   Morgan, David L ^a   Gill, Howard S ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTACOIDEA; CHERAX QUINQUECARINATUS;

EID: 18744407901     PISSN: 02780372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1651/C-2518     Document Type: Article

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