Diversity and biogeography of freshwater crabs (Crustacea: Brachyura: Potamidae, Gecarcinucidae) from East Asia

Systematics and Biodiversity

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-16

  Shih, Hsi Te ^a   Ng, Peter K L ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Biogeographical districts; China; Diversity; Freshwater crabs; Geothelphusa; Hainan; Japan; Potamidae; Ryukyus; Sinopotamon; Somanniathelphusa; Taiwan; Yangtze River

Indexed keywords

BRACHYURA; CRUSTACEA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); GECARCINUCIDAE; GEOTHELPHUSA; POTAMIDA; POTAMIDAE; SINOPOTAMON; SOMANNIATHELPHUSA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 79959758199     PISSN: 14772000     EISSN: 14780933     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14772000.2011.554457     Document Type: Article

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