A comparative analysis of biodiversity and distribution of shallow-water marine isopods (Crustacea: Isopoda) from polar and temperate waters in the East Pacific

Belgian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 136, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 219-247

  Espinosa Pérez, Ma del Carmen ^a   Hendrickx, Michel E ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Checklists; Distribution; East Pacific; Isopoda

Indexed keywords

ISOPOD; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES INVENTORY; SPECIES OCCURRENCE;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (EAST);

ASELLOTA; CRUSTACEA; ISOPODA; MICROCERBERIDEA; ONISCIDEA; OREGONIA; VALVIFERA;

EID: 34247125584     PISSN: 07776276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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