Conservation of imperiled crayfisheuastacus jagara (decapoda: Parastacidae), a highland crayfish from the main range, south-eastern queensland, Australia

Journal of Crustacean Biology

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 531-535

  McCormack, Robert B ^a   Coughran, Jason ^b   Furse, James M ^b   Van Der Werf, Paul ^a  

^a C/ Australian Aquatic Biological Pty Ltd   (Australia)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Conservation; Crayfish; Decapoda; Distribution; Ecology

Indexed keywords

ASTACOIDEA; PARASTACIDAE;

EID: 77953577582     PISSN: 02780372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1651/09-3207.1     Document Type: Article

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