Aquatic, semi-aquatic and riparian vertebrates

Tropical Stream Ecology

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 147-197

  Pacini, Nic ^a   Harper, David M ^b  

^a University of Leicester ^*  (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

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DOI: 10.1016/B978-012088449-0.50008-X     Document Type: Chapter

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