Growth of two species of river crabs of the genus Potamon savigny, 1816 (Brachyura, Potamidae)

Crustaceana

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 119-123

  Scalici, Massimiliano ^a   Scuderi, Stefano ^a   Gherardi, Francesca ^b   Gibertini, Giancarlo ^a  

^a ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRAB; GROWTH; RIVER;

BRACHYURA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); POTAMIDAE; POTAMON;

EID: 37349011216     PISSN: 0011216X     EISSN: 15685403     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156854008783244825     Document Type: Article

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