Modifying surber sampling technique increases capture of freshwater crabs in african upland streams

Inland Waters

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 11-15

  Magana, Adiel M ^a,c   Dobson, Michael ^b   Mathooko, Jude M ^a  

^a EGERTON UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^b FRESHWATER BIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION   (United Kingdom)

^c CHUKA UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Population estimation; Potamonautes odhneri; Sampling method; Tropical streams

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875167254     PISSN: 20442041     EISSN: 2044205X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5268/IW-2.1.436     Document Type: Article

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