Conservation of imperiled crayfish - Orconectes (Procericambarus) Quadruncus (Creaser, 1933) (Decapoda: Cambaridae)

Journal of Crustacean Biology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 417-421

  DiStefano, Robert J ^a  

^a MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTACOIDEA; CAMBARIDAE; ORCONECTES QUADRUNCUS;

EID: 45349089401     PISSN: 02780372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1651/0278-0372(2008)028[0417:COICPQ]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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