Distribution of limnoterrestrial Tardigrada in Georgia and the Gulf Coast states of the United States of America with ecological remarks

Journal of Limnology

Volumn 66, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2007, Pages 72-76

  Hinton, Juliana G ^a   Meyer, Harry A ^a  

^a MCNEESE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biogeography; Gulf Coast; Louisiana; Southeastern U.S.A.; Tardigrade

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOGRAPHY; INVERTEBRATE; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION;

ALABAMA; FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; GEORGIA; GULF COAST [UNITED STATES]; LOUISIANA; MISSISSIPPI; NORTH AMERICA; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

BRYOPHYTA; ECHINISCUS; FALLAX; HEXAPODIBIUS; MACROBIOTUS HUFELANDI; MARCHANTIOPHYTA; MINIBIOTUS; TARDIGRADA;

EID: 34547683981     PISSN: 11295767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/jlimnol.2007.s1.72     Document Type: Conference Paper

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