Horseshoe crabs, their eco-biological status along the northeast coast of India and the necessity for ecological conservation

Biology and Conservation of Horseshoe Crabs

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 89-96

  Mishra, J K ^a  

^a PONDICHERRY UNIVERSITY   (India)

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EID: 74349122504     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-89959-6_5     Document Type: Chapter

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