Distribution and life history of caridean shrimps in regulated lowland rivers in southern Australia

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 295-308

  Richardson, A J ^a   Growns, J E ^a,b   Cook, R A ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Connectivity; Hydrological regime; Migratory patterns; Murray Darling Basin; Weirs

Indexed keywords

LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; LIFE HISTORY; RECRUITMENT; RIVER FLOW; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

CARABIDAE; CARIDEA; CARIDINA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); INVERTEBRATA; MACROBRACHIUM; MACROBRACHIUM AUSTRALIENSE; PARATYA; PARATYA AUSTRALIENSIS;

EID: 3042696186     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF03126     Document Type: Article

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