Distribution of the Kentucky endemic crayfish species: Orconectes jeffersoni, with observations on its habitat associations

Freshwater Crayfish

Volumn 18, Issue , 2011, Pages 27-36

  Couch, Zachary L ^a   Schuster, Guenter A ^b  

^a Kentucky Division of Water   (United States)

^b EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Beargrass creek; Kentucky; Louisville crayfish; Macrohabitat partitioning; Orconectes jeffersoni

Indexed keywords

ASTACOIDEA; CAMBARIDAE; ORCONECTES JEFFERSONI;

EID: 84863483909     PISSN: 20764324     EISSN: 20764332     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.5869/fc.2011.v18.27     Document Type: Conference Paper

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