Identification of hairy, smooth and hybrid marron (decapoda: parastacidae) in the Margaret River: Morphology and allozymes

Freshwater Crayfish

Volumn 16, Issue , 2008, Pages 113-121

  Bunn, John J S ^a   Koenders, Annette ^a   Austin, Christopher M ^b   Horwitz, Pierre ^a  

^a EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Allozymes; Cherax cainii; Cherax tenuimanus; Community involvement; Hybrid identification; Morphology; Species replacement

Indexed keywords

CHERAX CAINII; CHERAX TENUIMANUS; PARASTACIDAE;

EID: 70449601090     PISSN: 20764324     EISSN: 20764332     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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