Intra-sex dimorphism in crayfish females

Zoology

Volumn 113, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 301-307

  Buřič, Miloš ^a   Kouba, Antonín ^a   Kozák, Pavel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BOHEMIA   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Crayfish; Female form alternation; Growth pattern; Orconectes limosus

Indexed keywords

ASTACOIDEA; ORCONECTES LIMOSUS;

EID: 78149336690     PISSN: 09442006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.zool.2010.06.001     Document Type: Article

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