Tree-climbing crabs (Potamonautidae and Sesarmidae) from phytotelmic microhabitats in rainforest canopy in Madagascar

Journal of Crustacean Biology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 302-308

  Cumberlidge, Neil ^a   Fenolio, Danté B ^b,c   Walvoord, Mark E ^b,c   Stout, Jim ^d  

^a NORTHERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^c Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History   (United States)

^d Oklahoma City Zoo   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); MASOALA; POTAMONAUTIDAE; SESARMIDAE;

EID: 18844406022     PISSN: 02780372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1651/C-2532     Document Type: Article

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