Are there adaptation levels to cave life in crayfish?

Journal of Crustacean Biology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 593-597

  Mejía Ortíz, Luis M ^a   López Mejía, Marilú ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE QUINTANA ROO   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTACOIDEA; CAVERNICOLA; PROCAMBARUS;

EID: 28444488369     PISSN: 02780372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1651/C-2584.1     Document Type: Article

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