Insular species of Afrotropical freshwater crabs (crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura: Potamonautidae and Potamidae) with special reference to Madagascar and the Seychelles

Contributions to Zoology

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 71-81

  Cumberlidge, Neil ^a  

^a NORTHERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Afrotropical islands; Freshwater crabs; Madagascar; Seychelles; Socotra

Indexed keywords

BRACHYURA; CRUSTACEA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); POTAMIDAE; POTAMONAUTIDAE;

EID: 53849126138     PISSN: 13834517     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/18759866-07702003     Document Type: Article

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