The spread of the parthenogenetic marbled crayfish, Marmorkrebs (Procambarus sp.), in the North American pet trade

Aquatic Invasions

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 447-450

  Faulkes, Zen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS PAN AMERICAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Aquaria; Crustacean; Hobbyists

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053983755     PISSN: 17986540     EISSN: 18185487     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3391/ai.2010.5.4.16     Document Type: Article

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