Trophic radiation in the South American annual killifish genus austrolebias (cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae)

Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 179-191

  Costa, Wilson J E M ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

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Indexed keywords

CRUSTACEA; CYPRINODONTIFORMES; CYPRINODONTOIDEI; INVERTEBRATA; RIVULINAE (APLOCHEILIDAE);

EID: 70349245399     PISSN: 09369902     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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