Commensalism used by freshwater crayfish species to survive drying in seasonal habitats

Invertebrate Biology

Volumn 128, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 269-275

  Johnston, Kerrylyn ^a   Robson, Belinda J ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Decapoda; Drought refuges

Indexed keywords

ASTACOIDEA; CHERAX DESTRUCTOR; GEOCHARAX FALCATA; GRAMASTACUS INSOLITUS;

EID: 67650326797     PISSN: 10778306     EISSN: 17447410     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7410.2009.00169.x     Document Type: Article

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