First record of Branchiura sowerbyi Beddard, 1892 (Oligochaeta: Tubificidae) in Azores

Aquatic Invasions

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 487-490

  Raposeiro, Pedro M ^a   Ramos, João C ^a   Costa, Ana C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE AZORES   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Azores; Freshwater; Invasive species; Oceanic islands

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872050582     PISSN: 17986540     EISSN: 18185487     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3391/ai.2009.4.3.8     Document Type: Article

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