Migration of the freshwater crab Potamonautes unispinus in a seasonal stream, Zimbabwe

African Zoology

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 25-29

  Gratwicke, Brian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

Brachyura; Crustacea; Seasonal migration

Indexed keywords

CRAB; FRESHWATER; MIGRATION ROUTE; MIGRATORY BEHAVIOR; POPULATION ECOLOGY;

AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; ZIMBABWE;

BRACHYURA; CRUSTACEA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); POTAMONAUTES; POTAMONAUTES UNISPINUS; POTAMONAUTIDAE;

EID: 3242740940     PISSN: 15627020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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