Semi-quantitative methods for crayfish sampling: Sex, size, and habitat bias

Journal of Crustacean Biology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 208-216

  Price, Jennifer E ^a,c   Welch, Shane M ^b,d  

^a SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Crayfish; Electrofishing; Nets; Sampling methods; Traps

Indexed keywords

ASTACOIDEA; CYPRINIDAE; FALLICAMBARUS FODIENS; PROCAMBARUS ACUTUS;

EID: 66549121419     PISSN: 02780372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1651/08-3018R.1     Document Type: Article

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