Estimating survival of the tayatea Astacopsis gouldi (crustacea, decapoda, parastacidae), an iconic, threatened freshwater invertebrate

Journal of Shellfish Research

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 139-145

  Shepherd, Tim ^a   Gardner, Caleb ^b   Green, Bridget S ^b   Richardson, Alastair ^c  

^a University of Tasmania ^*  (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Astacopsis gouldi; crayfish; mark recapture; PIT tagging; tayatea; threatened species

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ASTACOIDEA; ASTACOPSIS GOULDI; CRUSTACEA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); INVERTEBRATA; PARASTACIDAE;

EID: 79955457496     PISSN: 07308000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2983/035.030.0121     Document Type: Article

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